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US 2008/0307746 A1Published application
Pivoting device and method for ceiling panels
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorMichael S. Lewis
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a device for hanging a ceiling panel may include a clevis for attachment to a support structure, and a hinge for attachment to the ceiling panel. The clevis may include a pin and a first locking member. The hinge may include an elongated slot and a second locking member. The elongated slot may be adapted to be slid over the pin of the clevis. The second locking member may be adapted to engage the first locking member to lock the hinge and the ceiling panel into position.
Claims31
A device for hanging a ceiling panel comprising:
- a clevis for attachment to a support structure, the clevis comprising a pin and a first locking member;
- and
- a hinge for attachment to a ceiling panel, the hinge comprising an elongated slot and a second locking member, wherein the elongated slot is adapted to be slid over the pin of the clevis and the second locking member is adapted to engage the first locking member to lock the hinge and a ceiling panel into a position.
A method of hanging a ceiling panel comprising:
- attaching a clevis to a support structure;
- attaching a hinge to a ceiling panel;
- sliding an elongated slot of the hinge over a pin of the clevis;
- and
- locking a first locking member of the clevis to a second locking member of the hinge in order to lock the hinge and the attached ceiling panel into a position.
2 more elements
A device holding a ceiling panel comprising:
- a clevis attached to a support structure, wherein the clevis comprises a pin and a first locking member;
- and
- a hinge attached to the ceiling panel, wherein an elongated slot of the hinge was slid over the pin of the clevis and a second locking member of the hinge was locked to the first locking member of the clevis so that the hinge and the attached ceiling panel are locked into a position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.