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US 10,370,106 B2Granted
Contoured class divider
AssigneeB/E Aerospace, Inc.
InventorsRobert Papke, Shawn Claflin, Jefferey McKee, Trevor Skelly
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Abstract
A contoured class divider for dividing an aircraft cabin according to a predetermined class arrangement and including a divider panel having a contour closely matching a contour of a forward-positioned seatback, and adapted for being positioned in closely spaced-apart relation to the seatback for providing additional space aft of the divider panel. At least one leg is provided for supporting the panel on an aircraft cabin deck. A viewing window is formed in the panel for providing the ability of a flight attendant to observe areas of the cabin.
Claims16
A contoured class divider for dividing an aircraft cabin according to a predetermined class arrangement, comprising:
- (a) a panel having a top end, a lower end, and an aft-facing convex contour between the top end and the lower end;
- (b) at least one leg having an upper end attached to a front of the panel at the lower end of the panel for supporting the panel on an aircraft cabin deck, the leg having a convex, aft-facing shape extending between the upper end of the at least one leg at which the at least one leg is attached to the lower end of the panel and a base for attaching the leg to the cabin deck, the base further aft of the lower end of the panel than the upper end of the at least one leg;
- and (c) at least one connector positioned proximate the top end of the panel for attachment to an overhead structural element of the aircraft cabin for positioning the top end of the panel in a predetermined fixed location.
A contoured class divider system for dividing an aircraft cabin according to a predetermined class arrangement, comprising:
- (a) a first divider, comprising:
- (i) a first panel having a top end, a lower end, and an aft-facing convex contour between the top end and the lower end of the first panel;
- (ii) at least one first leg having a first upper end attached to a front of the first panel at the lower end of the first panel for supporting the first panel on an aircraft cabin deck, the at least one first leg having a convex, aft-facing shape extending between the first upper end of the at least one first leg at which the first upper end is attached to the lower end of the first panel and a base for attaching the at least one first leg to the aircraft cabin deck, the base of the at least one first leg further aft of the lower end of the first panel than the first upper end of the at least one first leg;
- (iii) at least one connector positioned proximate the top end of the first panel for attachment to an overhead structural element of the aircraft cabin for positioning the top end of the panel in a predetermined fixed location;
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- (iv) wherein the first panel has a curved side edge;
- (b) a second divider, comprising:
- (i) a second panel having a top end, a lower end, and an aft-facing convex contour between the top end and the lower end of the second panel;
- (ii) at least one second leg having a second upper end attached to a front of the second panel at the lower end of the second panel for supporting the second panel on the aircraft cabin deck, the at least one second leg having a convex, aft-facing shape extending between the second upper end of the at least one second leg at which the second upper end is attached to the lower end of the second panel and a base for attaching the at least one second leg to the aircraft cabin deck, the base of the at least one second leg further aft of the lower end of the second panel than the upper end of the at least one second leg;
- (iii) at least one connector positioned proximate the top end of the second panel for attachment to an overhead structural element of the aircraft cabin for positioning the top end of the second panel in a predetermined fixed location;
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- (iv) wherein the second panel has a curved side edge;
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- (c) a third divider, comprising:
- (i) a third panel having a top end, a lower end, and an aft-facing convex contour between the top end and the lower end of the third panel;
- (ii) at least one third leg having a third upper end attached to a front of the lower end of the third panel for supporting the third panel on an aircraft cabin deck, the at least one third leg having a convex, aft-facing shape extending between the third upper end of the at least one third leg at which the third upper end is attached to the lower end of the third panel and a base for attaching the at least one third leg to the cabin deck, the base of the at least one third leg further aft of the lower end of the third panel than the upper end of the at least one third leg;
- (iii) at least one connector positioned proximate the top end of the third panel for attachment to an overhead structural element of the aircraft cabin for positioning the top end of the third panel in a predetermined fixed location.
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