Aircraft emergency breathing assembly

An aircraft emergency breathing assembly automatically operable to present a face mask to a user upon loss of cabin pressurization;

• said assembly comprising:
• a storage container having an access opening, the storage container being adapted to be mounted in an aircraft cabin with the access opening in a generally vertical plane of orientation;
• a face mask stowed in the storage container, the face mask being capable of providing breathing fluid to a user;
• a door connected to the storage container for movement between closed and open positions, the door closing the access opening when in the closed position to thereby retain the face mask within the storage container;
• door opening means for automatically moving the door from the closed position to the open position relative to said access opening in response to a loss of cabin pressurization;
• and
• mask ejection means in the form of a flexible liner connected to said door, said mask ejection means being automatically operable in response to movement of the door from the closed position to the open position to cause said flexible liner to initially eject the face mask from the storage container through the access opening to a position beyond the door, the face mask subsequently dropping under the influence of gravity to a position of use.