Stowable vehicle door securing system and apparatus
AssigneeTextron Innovations Inc.
InventorsSavithramma Narayanappa, Sheshaprasad Hassan Subramanya, Timothy Carr, Bobby Howard Mosier
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Abstract
Disclosed is an apparatus for maintaining a position of a vehicle door relative to a vehicle frame may include a link and a fastener. The link may have a first end and a second end. The first end may have a loop and the first end may be at an opposite end of the link from the second end. The fastener may be on a surface of the link and may be configured to fasten the link to the vehicle frame. A hook may be on the second end. The loop may be an arc or an incomplete circular portion. The vehicle may be a rotorcraft vehicle.
Claims20
An apparatus for maintaining a position of a vehicle door relative to a vehicle frame, the apparatus comprising:
- a link comprising:
- a first end having an arc-shaped loop;
- and
- a second end having a hook, the first end being at an opposite end of the link from the second end;
- and
- a fastener on a surface of the link configured to directly couple the surface of the link to the vehicle frame, wherein the fastener is a magnetic fastener or a hook and pile fastener.
An assembly for maintaining a position of a vehicle door relative to a vehicle frame comprising:
- a link having a first end and a second end, the first end having an arc-shaped partial loop, the second end having a hook, and the first end being at an opposite end of the link from the second end;
- a first bracket configured to attach to the vehicle door and engage the arc-shaped partial loop at the first end;
- a second bracket configured to attach to the vehicle frame and to engage the hook at the second end;
- and
- a fastener on a surface of the link, the fastener configured to the link directly couple the surface of to the vehicle frame, wherein the fastener is a magnetic fastener or a hook and pile fastener.
A rotorcraft comprising:
- a door of the rotorcraft;
- a frame of the rotorcraft;
- an assembly for maintaining a position of the door relative to the frame, the assembly comprising a link having a first end and a second end, the first end having an arc-shaped partial loop, the second end having a hook, and the first end at an opposite end of the link from the second end;
- a first bracket attached to the door and configured to engage the partial loop at the first end;
- a second bracket attached to the frame and configured to engage the hook at the second end;
- and
- a fastener on a surface of the link, the fastener configured to directly couple the surface of the link to the frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.