Passenger loading bridge
CA 1107013 A · Owner: Abex Corporation · Inventors: Saunders, Robert L.; Hone, George D.
Overview
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A passenger loading bridge includes a ground level rotunda, a tunnel support vertically pivoted thereto, an elevated tunnel horizontally pivoted to the support, a drive assembly horizontally pivoted to the tunnel outer end and rigidly mounting a detachable aircraft engaging cab. Stairs axe located in the tunnel support. The drive assembly swings and elevates the tunnel, while a parallelogram linkage assures that the cab is level at all elevations. The cab is offset 45° to the tunnel axis and has extension and rotation capabilities. The tunnel features a load bearing floor support and walls and a roof of curtain wall construction.
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- Granted August 18, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended August 18, 1998.
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