Aircraft cart retention system
AssigneeB/E Aerospace, Inc.
InventorsMark B. Dowty, Daniel M. Rodriguez
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Abstract
An aircraft cart retention system may include at least one aircraft cart retention device. The at least one aircraft cart retention device may be configured to retain an aircraft cart in a position proximate to an exterior surface of the structure with at least two combined points of contact during non-taxi, takeoff, or landing (non-TTL) stages of flight when the at least one aircraft cart retention device is in at least one deployed position. The at least one aircraft cart retention device may be configured to allow the aircraft cart to be removed from the position proximate to the exterior surface of the structure when the at least one aircraft cart retention device is in the stowed position.
Claims13
An aircraft cart retention system, comprising:
- a first aircraft cart retention device configured to actuate between a first deployed position and a first stowed position, the first aircraft cart retention device comprising:
- at least one member coupled to a structure installed within an aircraft cabin;
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- at least one latch coupled to the at least one member;
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- a second aircraft cart retention device configured to actuate between a second deployed position and a second stowed position, the second aircraft cart retention device comprising:
- at least an additional member coupled to the structure installed within the aircraft cabin;
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- at least an additional latch coupled to the at least an additional member,
- the first aircraft cart retention device and the second aircraft cart retention device configured to retain an aircraft cart in a position proximate to an exterior surface of the structure with at least two combined points of contact during non-taxi, takeoff, or landing (non-TTL) stages of flight when the first aircraft cart retention device is in the first deployed position and the second aircraft cart retention device is in the second deployed position,
- the first aircraft cart retention device and the second aircraft cart retention device configured to allow the aircraft cart to be removed from the position proximate to the exterior surface of the structure when the first aircraft cart retention device is in the first stowed position and the second aircraft cart retention device is in the second stowed position,
- the structure including a first cavity configured to receive the first aircraft cart retention device when the first aircraft cart retention device is in the first stowed position, the first aircraft cart retention device being configured to be at least partially inset within the first cavity when the first aircraft cart retention device is in the first stowed position,
- the structure including a second cavity configured to receive the second aircraft cart retention device when the second aircraft cart retention device is in the second stowed position, the second aircraft cart retention device configured to be at least partially inset within the second cavity when the second aircraft cart retention device is in the second stowed position.
An aircraft cart retention system, comprising:
- an aircraft cart retention device configured to actuate between a deployed position and a stowed position, comprising:
- a first primary member coupled to a structure installed within an aircraft cabin;
- a second primary member coupled to the structure installed within the aircraft cabin;
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- at least one auxiliary member coupled to the first primary member and the second primary member,
- the aircraft cart retention device configured to retain an aircraft cart in a position proximate to an exterior surface of the structure during non-taxi, takeoff, or landing (non-TTL) stages of flight when the aircraft cart retention device is in the deployed position,
- the aircraft cart retention device configured to allow the aircraft cart to be removed from the position proximate to the exterior surface of the structure when the aircraft cart retention device is in the stowed position,
- the structure including a cavity configured to receive the aircraft cart retention device when the aircraft cart retention device is in the stowed position, the aircraft cart retention device being configured to be at least partially inset within the cavity when the aircraft cart retention device is in the stowed position.
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