OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000001589

Roller-and-rail cargo handling system with pallet-moving trolley

Published: 2026-09-15T19:06:51.649586Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001589
Categories: Material Handling > Conveying Systems

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ABSTRACT

A roller-and-rail cargo handling system that includes tracked rollers and side
rails for receiving cargo pallets. A trolley system is used to move the
pallets along the tracked rollers, which includes a trolley movable along a
trolley track by one or more cables. The trolley includes (1) a body sized and
configured for sliding beneath the pallet located on the tracked rollers, and
(2) a pawl in a cavity of the body which is mounted for rotation between
closed and open positions. In the open position the pawl extends above an
upper surface of the body to engage a cutout of a pallet and exert a moving
force thereto, and in the closed position the pawl is sufficiently within the
cavity to permit the trolley to slide beneath the pallet without engagement
thereof.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000001589
Published 2026-09-15T19:06:51.649586Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001589