Aircraft cargo door shield
AssigneeCargo Door Armor LLC
InventorWilliam J. Boyer, JR.
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Abstract
An aircraft cargo door shield releasably attachable to an aircraft cargo door and configured for protecting an aircraft cargo door during loading and unloading of cargo. The aircraft cargo door shield includes a panel configured for covering a portion of an external skin of the cargo door, and one or more fastening or attachment mechanisms configured for releasably holding the panel adjacent to the cargo door during use. The aircraft cargo door shield may include upper attachment mechanisms having elongated hooks that may engage an upper edge of the aircraft cargo door. Some or all of the attachment mechanisms may be coupled to tension members to retain the engagement of the attachment mechanisms to the aircraft cargo door during use.
Claims6
A shield for protecting an aircraft cargo door, comprising:
- a panel;
- an upper hook coupled to the panel proximate an upper end configured for engaging an upper edge of the cargo door at a hinged end of the cargo door;
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- an attachment mechanism coupled to the panel proximate an end of the panel other than the upper end that includes an elastic portion.
A shield for protecting an aircraft cargo door as described herein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.