Airline trolley drawer
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsSam O. Blonden, Spencer Davis
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Abstract
A drawer for an airline trolley, which has a generally rectangular tray, is closed by a lid. The lid has a flap which is openable, and the drawer has a lock unit with which the flap engages. The lock unit is lockable by a breakable seal. The flap can be hinged about a line extended across the lid at a position forward of the back of the tray. The flap can be connected to the sides of the tray by webs which fold under the flap in its closed position, the webs preventing access to the interior of the tray under the lid. The flap can have a catch at its forward end which engages in a lockable chamber on the front of the drawer, a breakable seal being insertable into the chamber to engage the catch.
Claims13
A drawer for an airline trolley which comprises a substantially rectangular tray with a base, sides, front and back, the sides having means for cooperation with the inside of the trolley for allowing the drawer to slide therein, wherein the drawer includes a lid which closes top of the tray, wherein the lid comprises at least one flap which is openable, and wherein the drawer has a lock unit with which the flap engages, the lock unit being lockable by means of a breakable seal.
A method of packing an airline trolley comprising the steps of filling a plurality of lidded drawers with items, closing the lids, locking the lids with a breakable seal, and sliding the drawers into the trolley.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.