Retainer
AssigneeB/E Aerospace (UK) Limited
InventorsGermans Kalitvencevs, Samuel Steadman
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Abstract
A retaining assembly, for a galley, including a retaining arm, a mounting rod and a biasing device. The retaining arm is movable between a non-retaining position and a retaining position. When in the retaining position, the retaining arm is arranged to prevent movement of an item in a retaining direction. The retaining arm is adjustably mounted to the mounting rod, such that its position on the mounting rod is adjustable in the retaining direction. The biasing device is arranged to provide a biasing force on the retaining arm to bias its position on the mounting rod.
Claims15
A retaining assembly for a galley comprising:
- a retaining arm;
- a mounting rod;
- and
- a biasing device;
- wherein the retaining arm is movable between a non-retaining position and a retaining position;
- when in the retaining position, the retaining arm is arranged to prevent movement in a retaining direction;
- wherein the retaining arm is adjustably mounted to the mounting rod such that its position on the mounting rod is adjustable in the retaining direction;
- and
- wherein the biasing device is arranged to provide a biasing force on the retaining arm to bias a position of the retaining arm on the mounting rod, the biasing force configured to cause an adjustment of the position of the retaining arm on the mounting rod in a direction of the biasing force and permitting adjustment in an opposite direction by application of a force greater than the biasing force.
A storage unit for storing one or more items in a galley, the storage unit comprising a retaining assembly the retaining assembly comprising:
- a retaining arm;
- a mounting rod;
- and
- a biasing device;
- wherein the retaining arm is movable between a non-retaining position and a retaining position;
- when in the retaining position, the retaining arm is arranged to prevent movement in a retaining direction;
- wherein the retaining arm is adjustably mounted to the mounting rod such that its position on the mounting rod is adjustable in the retaining direction;
- wherein the biasing device is arranged to provide a biasing force on the retaining arm to bias a position of the retaining arm on the mounting rod, the biasing force configured to cause an adjustment of the position of the retaining arm on the mounting rod in a direction of the biasing force and permitting adjustment in an opposite direction by application of a force greater than the biasing force, and
- wherein the retaining arm is arranged to retain the one or more items in the retaining direction when the retaining arm is in the retaining position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.