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US 12,687,186 B2Granted
Adjustable height fastener
AssigneeB/E Aerospace, Inc.
InventorsScott Marley, Glen Shaw, Jakob J. Vetter, Lance Allan McWilson
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Abstract
An adjustable height fastener may have a fixed load-bearing member connectable to a fixed structure and an adjustable load-bearing member connectable to the fixed load-bearing member at different locations along a first axis. An adjustment locking member is connectable to both the fixed load-bearing member and the adjustable load-bearing member to fix the fixed load-bearing member and the adjustable load-bearing member in a first location along the first axis.
Claims11
An adjustable height fastener comprising:
- a fixed load-bearing member connectable to a fixed structure, wherein the fixed load-bearing member includes at least one first keyway on an outer circumference of the fixed load-bearing member;
- an adjustable load-bearing member connectable to the fixed load-bearing member at different locations along a first axis, wherein the adjustable load-bearing member includes at least one second keyway on an outer circumference of the adjustable load-bearing member;
- and an adjustment locking member connectable to both the fixed load-bearing member and the adjustable load-bearing member to fix the fixed load-bearing member and the adjustable load-bearing member in a first location along the first axis, wherein the adjustment locking member comprises a locking sleeve that is annularly shaped and disposable over at least a portion of both the fixed load-bearing member and the adjustable load-bearing member, wherein the adjustment locking member includes at least one key on an inner circumference of the adjustment locking member, and wherein the at least one key of the adjustment locking member is configured to slidably coupled to the at least one first keyway of the fixed load-bearing member and the at least one second keyway of the adjustable load-bearing member in order to limit relative rotation of the fixed load-bearing member and the adjustable load-bearing member.
A removable aircraft lavatory system comprising:
- a modular aircraft lavatory configured for installation and removal from an aircraft passenger cabin having a plurality of floor-mounted seat rails;
- and a plurality of adjustable height fasteners placed between the modular aircraft lavatory and the plurality of floor-mounted seat rails and configured to attach the modular aircraft lavatory to the plurality of floor-mounted seat rails, wherein each adjustable height fastener of the plurality of adjustable height fasteners comprises:
- a fixed load-bearing member connectable to a floor-mounted seat rail of the plurality of floor-mounted seat rails, wherein the fixed load-bearing member includes at least one first keyway on an outer circumference of the fixed load-bearing member;
- an adjustable load-bearing member connectable to the fixed load-bearing member at different locations along a first axis extending away from a floor of the aircraft passenger cabin, wherein the adjustable load-bearing member includes at least one second keyway on an outer circumference of the adjustable load-bearing member, and
- an adjustment locking member connectable to both the fixed load-bearing member and the adjustable load-bearing member to fix the fixed load-bearing member and the adjustable load-bearing member in a first location along the first axis, wherein the adjustment locking member comprises a locking sleeve that is annularly shaped and disposable over at least a portion of both the fixed load-bearing member and the adjustable load-bearing member, wherein the adjustment locking member includes at least one key on an inner circumference of the adjustment locking member, and wherein the at least one key of the adjustment locking member is configured to slidably couple to the at least one first keyway of the fixed load-bearing member and the at least one second keyway of the adjustable load-bearing member in order to limit relative rotation of the fixed load-bearing member and the adjustable load-bearing member, wherein the first location along the first axis is selected to space the modular aircraft lavatory away from the floor-mounted seat rail.
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