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US 12,534,179 B2Granted
Barrier door for an aircraft
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorDarren Carl McIntosh
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Abstract
A barrier door configured to be mounted in an opening in a cabin area of an aircraft. The barrier door is movable between an open position to allow persons to pass through the opening and a closed position to prevent passengers from moving through the opening. The barrier door is configured to be locked in the closed position.
Claims20
A barrier door to control movement of people through an opening in a cabin area of an aircraft, the barrier door comprising:
- a body comprising:
- a frame sized to fit within the opening and comprising exterior members that are connected together and form an outer perimeter that extends around a central section;
- a fabric curtain connected to the frame and that extends across the central section;
- a lock connected to the body and configured to engage with an edge of the opening;
- a connector mounted to the frame;
- a post configured to be connected to the aircraft at the edge of the opening, the post being rotatable relative to the frame;
- the post is configured to engage with the connector in the closed position and to rotate relative to the frame;
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- the body movable between an open position that is away from the opening and a closed position that extends across the opening and with the lock engaged to secure the body in the opening.
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A barrier door to control movement of people through an opening in a cabin area of an aircraft, the barrier door comprising:
- a body sized to fit within the opening, the body movable between an open position and a closed position that extends across the opening;
- a lock comprising:
- a post configured to be mounted at an edge of the opening;
- engagement members mounted to the body and to the post that are configured to engage together;
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- wherein the post is configured to rotate relative to the body to apply a tensioning force to the body when the body is in the closed position and the engagement members are engaged together.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.