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AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsJohn V. Dovey, Scott P. Kube, John A. Pechacek, Rolando G. Taguinod
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A multi-section aircraft door includes a sliding joint permitting a lower door section displacement into the flight deck area. The door includes an upper door section having a lower edge. The lower edge is connectably joined to an upper member of a two-member sliding joint. The upper member slidably joins to a sliding joint lower member. The sliding joint lower member is connectably joined to a lower door section upper edge. The upper member and the lower member of the two-member sliding joint include paired apertured embossments. A frangible pin slidably mates in each apertured embossment pair. A lever and cam form a frangible pin removal assembly. The lever is held in a normally upright position by either a spring device or a clevis and pin assembly. A rotating clasp or a ball detente system can also replace the frangible pin/apertured embossment and cam/lever.
An aircraft door comprising:
A multi-section aircraft flight deck door comprising:
A multi-section aircraft flight deck door having manual removal capability comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.