Patents Assigned to Tofflemire Freight Service
  • Patent number: 5092541
    Abstract: An apparatus for attachment to a standard aircraft pallet such that the resulting combination can accommodate as much as 70% more volume. The invention comprises a support apparatus having the form of a pair of platform extension "wings", preferably detachable, attached to the lateral edges of a standard aircraft pallet. The extension wings provide a raised platform surface for carrying additional loads beyond the load normally accommodated on the planar surface of the pallet. The construction of the extension wings is such that the additional cargo support surface is provided above and laterally offset from the volume directly above the surface of the pallet. The wings have a generally inverted L-shaped cross section formed by vertical support members and horizontal support members. The bottoms of the vertical support members are attached to an edge of an aircraft pallet with the horizontal support members extending in a direction outwardly from the aircraft pallet edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1992
    Assignee: Tofflemire Freight Service
    Inventors: David C. Tofflemire, Joseph C. Tocco