US 12,234,032 B2
Quick-connect fittings for convertible cargo handling assemblies
Dustin Paul Scheer, Jamestown, ND (US); Wesley K Stegmiller, Jamestown, ND (US); Kevin Setterstrom, Jamestown, ND (US); Aaron J Roberts, Jamestown, ND (US); and Scott P Harms, Ypsilanti, ND (US)
Assigned to GOODRICH CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by GOODRICH CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Nov. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/994,714.
Application 17/994,714 is a division of application No. 16/260,868, filed on Jan. 29, 2019, granted, now 11,542,005.
Prior Publication US 2023/0085625 A1, Mar. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. B60P 7/08 (2006.01); B64C 1/20 (2006.01); B64D 9/00 (2006.01); B65G 39/02 (2006.01); B65G 39/12 (2006.01); F16B 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 9/003 (2013.01) [B60P 7/0807 (2013.01); B64C 1/20 (2013.01); B65G 39/025 (2013.01); B65G 39/12 (2013.01); F16B 5/0004 (2013.01); B65G 2207/30 (2013.01)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A quick-connect fitting for a convertible cargo handling assembly, comprising:
a fixed portion configured to be secured to an aircraft frame structure, wherein the fixed portion further comprises:
a base portion defining a threaded orifice; and
a threaded cup located within the threaded orifice; and
a coupling component coupled to a removable cargo handling component of the convertible cargo handling assembly, wherein the coupling component is configured to rotate relative to the fixed portion and wherein the removable cargo handling component comprises at least one of a ball mat, a roller tray, or a side guide.