US 12,240,585 B2
Aircraft security door and method and apparatus for security door handling
Matthew L. Prendergast, Covington, WA (US); Nicholas J. Brimlow, Sammamish, WA (US); Arthur E. Whitson, Jr., Seattle, WA (US); Ryan J. O'Connor, Seattle, WA (US); and Gregory W. Swanson, Burien, WA (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on May 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/735,569.
Application 17/735,569 is a division of application No. 16/245,800, filed on Jan. 11, 2019, granted, now 11,358,702.
Prior Publication US 2022/0266976 A1, Aug. 25, 2022
Int. Cl. B64C 1/14 (2006.01); B64F 1/30 (2006.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B64F 5/40 (2017.01); B64F 5/50 (2017.01)
CPC B64C 1/1461 (2013.01) [B64F 1/30 (2013.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B64F 5/40 (2017.01); B64F 5/50 (2017.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pallet for supporting an aircraft security door, the pallet comprising:
a base member that includes two short sides on opposing ends thereof and two long sides adjacent to the two short sides;
a first railing positioned on one of the long sides along a length thereof; and
a second railing disposed at respective offset distances from the opposing ends of the base member comprising a folding structure positioned on a top plate of the base member, the second railing being foldable in a transverse direction relative to a length of the long sides of the base member.