Abstract: A cargo restraint and delivery system for an aircraft having a cargo-receiving and delivery opening for cargo secured to pallets. The cargo is moved backwardly and out of the rear cargo-delivery opening under either the pull of the parachute when the aircraft is airborne or by the force developed by the rapid acceleration of the aircraft for combat off-loading of cargo onto the ground. One of two spaced-apart guide rails for the pallets supports locks to releasably hold the pallets. A logistics control includes a lever at a loadmaster station to move a logistics control cable extending along the rail supporting the locks to move them into a first position where the pallet locks will release the pallets for movement either forward or aft of the aircraft and a second position where the pallet locks will prevent either forward or aft movement of a pallet.

Abstract: Warehouses, moving vans, buses, railroad cars, and cargo planes, adapted for storage or transport of cargo generally have tie-down studs or anchor bolts in their floors and walls. In order that cargo may slide across the floors or walls without interference the tie-down studs are mounted in recesses so that they do not extend beyond the floor or wall surface. These recessed studs have the disadvantage that objects to be attached thereto must be adapted to fit them. This invention provides an anchoring assembly which effectively converts the recessed anchor stud to an upwardly extending anchor bolt.

Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment, a patient can be transferred from a transport carrier onto a table support. Couplings are provided for the connection of the patient positioning table to the transport carrier or to the table support. By means of the invention, a reliable locking of the patient positioning table onto the transport carrier or onto the table support which is independent of human error is to be guaranteed. The locking is to render a rotation of the patient positioning table of 360.degree. around a horizontal axis possible.

Abstract: A connector for use in the securement of a first member, such as a cargo container, to a base support includes a base member, a post member extending from the base member in one direction and an attaching means for attaching the connector to the base support extending from the base member in the other direction. Restraining means provides vertical restraint to the container when the post member is positioned to extend into the opening of the web of the corner casting thereof and the container is restrained from movement in at least one horizontal direction. In one form, a restraining surface for the container is located on a cam pivotally mounted by the post member and in a second form, a restraining surface for the container is on the post member itself.