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US 12,128,542 B2Granted
Portable tray and installation method
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsPeter Ray Smith, Karl James Ettling, Kenneth Alan Szarek
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Abstract
A tray used to support maintenance tools and service materials along an open bay in the side of a vehicle. The tray prevents these items from being damaged, or becoming foreign objects or debris that enter the open bay. The tray includes hanger assemblies that releasably attach the tray to bay door latches. Adjustable length standoffs connect the tray to the side of the vehicle to support and prevent swaying of the tray.
Claims23
An apparatus, comprising:
- a tray comprising
- a shelf;
- and
- a pair of hanger assemblies spaced apart from each other and configured to hang the shelf on a structure, wherein each of the hanger assemblies including an upper arm configured to be removably attached to the structure, and a lower arm that supports the shelf,
- wherein each of the upper arms is configured to pivotally mount the hanger assembly on the structure,
- wherein each of the hanger assemblies further includes a standoff located beneath the shelf and configured to limit pivoting of the tray, and
- wherein each of the hanger assemblies includes a pin connecting one of the upper arms with the structure.
4 more elements
An apparatus, comprising
- a tray comprising:
- a shelf;
- and
- a pair of hanger assemblies spaced apart from each other and configured to hang the shelf on a structure, each of the hanger assemblies including an upper arm removably attached to the structure, and a lower arm configured to support the shelf,
- wherein each of the upper arms is configured to pivotally mount the hanger assembly on the structure,
- wherein each of the hanger assemblies includes a pin configured to connect one of the upper arms with the structure,
- wherein each of the hanger assemblies includes a pair of ears configured to receive a portion of the structure therein, and
- wherein the pin is configured to releasably slide within, and pass through the structure.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a tray comprising
- a shelf;
- and
- a pair of hanger assemblies configured to hang the shelf on a side of an aircraft beneath an open bay, each of the hanger assemblies including an upper arm configured to be attached to the aircraft along an edge of the open bay,
- wherein each of the upper arms is configured to pivotally mount the hanger assembly on the edge of the open bay,
- wherein each of the hanger assemblies further includes a standoff located beneath the shelf and configured to limit pivoting of the tray, and
- wherein each of the hanger assemblies includes a pin connecting one of the upper arms with the edge of the open bay.
4 more elements
A method of installing a tray along an open bay in a side of an aircraft, comprising:
- positioning a tray having a shelf along an edge of a structure comprising the open bay, wherein the tray includes a pair of hanger assemblies spaced apart from each other and configured to hang the shelf on the structure, wherein each of the hanger assemblies including an upper arm configured to be removably attached to the structure, and a lower arm that supports the shelf;
- and
- mounting the tray along an edge of the open bay, wherein each of the upper arms is configured to pivotally mount the hanger assembly on the structure and each of the hanger assemblies further includes a standoff located beneath the shelf and configured to limit pivoting of the tray, and
- utilizing a pin for releasably connecting one of the upper arms with the structure.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.