Apparatus and methods to attach an object to an overhead section of a cabin of an aircraft
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsWilliam Maclay, Peter Zarkowskyj
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods to attach an object to an overhead section of a cabin of an aircraft. An example apparatus includes a bracket to be positioned between rails in a cabin of an aircraft. The bracket includes edges having first attachment points to align with second attachment points of each of the rails. The bracket is positionable along a length of the rails by aligning the first attachment points of the bracket with a portion of the second attachment points of the rails. The bracket also includes flanges disposed between the edges. The flanges have respective third attachment points and fourth attachment points aligned to receive fasteners for hanging a device used in the cabin of the aircraft.
Claims12
An apparatus comprising:
- rails positioned in an overhead section in a cabin of an aircraft;
- a bracket rigidly coupled between the rails via first attachment points of the bracket and corresponding second attachment points of the rails, the bracket to increase a load capacity of the rails;
- and
- a cabin divider to be coupled to flanges of the bracket, the cabin divider to hang from the bracket in the cabin of the aircraft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.