THIN CUSHION OF FORCED AIR MAKES LOADING JOB A BREEZE

U.S Navy engineers claim they have developed a specially designed pallet for an air bearing system that can safely and more rapidly move cargo into and out of a container. An air bearing is simple in design. It is a rubber bag shaped like a doughnut and mounted on a plate. Air is continuously supplied inside the bag by a standard compressor. A hose, that can be of varying length, connects the compression to a pallet coupling, the bag then inflates somewhat like an inner tube.

• Corporate Authors:

  Communication Channels, Incorporated

  461 8th Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10001
• Publication Date: 1973-11

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 32-34
• Serial:
  • CONTAINER NEWS
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue Number: 11

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Containerization; Containers; Loading and unloading; Pallets; Piggyback transportation
• Old TRIS Terms: Air bearings
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00050882
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 15 1974 12:00AM