Sliding barrier system for an aircraft

A barrier assembly that is configured to be mounted at an opening in an interior of an aircraft, the barrier assembly comprising:

• a first panel and a second panel that are pivotally connected together, each of the first panel and the second panel comprising a notched corner;
• fittings connected to the first panel and the second panel, the fittings movable relative to the panels between a retracted position that exposes the notched corner and an extended position that extends across the notched corner;
• biasing members that bias the fittings towards the extended positions;
• wherein the first panel and the second panel are movable between a stowed position and a deployed position;
• wherein the stowed position comprises the first panel and the second panel in an overlapping arrangement with the notched corners being aligned;
• and
• wherein the deployed position comprises the first panel and the second panel in a side-by-side arrangement to form a barrier with the notched corners positioned along upper and outer edges of the barrier.

A method of using a barrier assembly within an opening in an interior of an aircraft, the method comprising:

• positioning panels of the barrier assembly in a stowed position away from the opening with the panels folded together with notched corners of the panels aligned together and positioned away from the opening and with fittings on the panels in retracted positions;
• sliding the panels into the opening and moving the fittings from the retracted positions towards extended positions over the notched corners;
• and
• positioning the panels in a deployed position across the opening with the panels extended outward and the fittings extending across the notched corners.