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US 2022/0186535 A1Published application
Sliding latch for galley bay doors
AssigneeB/E Aerospace, Inc.
InventorVolkan Keskin
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Abstract
A galley bay door system comprises a slider housing configured to be mounted in a galley bay door. The system also includes a slider mounted in the slider housing and configured for sliding movement relative to the slider housing, a slider plate mounted to the slider for movement together with the slider. A method comprises securing contents in a galley trolley with a door on the galley trolley and providing secondary retention for the contents in the galley trolley by closing the galley trolley inside a galley bay with a door of the galley bay.
Claims15
A galley bay door system comprising:
- a slider housing configured to be mounted in a galley bay door;
- a slider mounted in the slider housing and configured for sliding movement relative to the slider housing;
- a slider plate mounted to the slider for movement together with the slider;
- and
- wherein the slider is configured to slide between a first and second position, wherein in the first position of the slider, the slider plate extends beyond the housing to secure a galley bay door in a closed state, and in the second position of the slider, the slider plate withdrawn into housing relative to the first position to allow opening the galley bay door from the close state.
2 more elements
A method comprising:
- securing contents in a galley trolley with a door on the galley trolley;
- and
- providing secondary retention for the contents in the galley trolley by closing the galley trolley inside a galley bay with a door of the galley bay, wherein the door of the galley bay includes a slider for securing the galley bay door in a closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.