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US 6,883,753 B1Granted
Overhead bin and monument attachment support system
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorStephen L. Scown
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Abstract
A monument support system (90) for an aircraft (92) includes multiple aircraft frame elements (16″). An adapter bridge (93) is coupled to the aircraft frame elements (16″) and has multiple attachment points (20″). A coupling member (110) is coupled to the adapter bridge (93). A monument (96) is coupled to the frame elements (16″) via the adapter bridge (93) and the coupling member (110).
Claims40
A monument support system for an aircraft comprising:
- a plurality of aircraft frame elements;
- at least one adapter bridge coupled to said plurality of aircraft frame elements, each of said at least one adapter bridge having a plurality of attachment points;
- at least one coupling member having a plurality of attachment positions corresponding to said plurality of attachment points;
- and
- at least one monument coupled to said plurality of aircraft frame elements via said at least one adapter bridge and said at least one coupling member.
2 more elements
An overhead bin and monument support system for an aircraft comprising:
- a plurality of aircraft frame elements;
- a plurality of adapter bridges coupled to said plurality of aircraft frame elements, each of said plurality of adapter bridges having a plurality of attachment points;
- at least one coupling member coupled to said plurality of adapter bridges and having a plurality of attachment positions corresponding to said plurality of attachment points;
- at least one bin coupled to said plurality of aircraft frame elements via said plurality of adapter bridges;
- and
- at least one monument coupled to said plurality of aircraft frame elements via said plurality of adapter bridges and said at least one coupling member.
3 more elements
An overhead bin and monument support system for an aircraft comprising:
- a plurality of aircraft frame elements;
- a plurality of bin adapter bridges and monument adapter bridges coupled to said plurality of aircraft frame elements, each of said plurality of monument adapter bridges having a plurality of attachment points;
- at least one coupling member coupled to said plurality of monument adapter bridges and having a plurality of attachment positions corresponding to said plurality of attachment points;
- at least one bin coupled to said plurality of aircraft frame elements via said plurality of bin adapter bridges;
- and
- at least one monument coupled to said plurality of aircraft frame elements via said plurality of monument adapter bridges and said at least one coupling member.
3 more elements
An aircraft comprising:
- a skin;
- a plurality of aircraft frame elements coupled to said skin;
- and
- an overhead bin support system comprising:
- at least one adapter bridge coupled between at least one pair of aircraft frame elements, said at least one adapter bridge having a plurality of attachment points;
- and
- at least one bin coupled to said plurality of aircraft frame elements via said at least one adapter bridge and having a plurality of attachment positions corresponding to said plurality of attachment points.
4 more elements
An aircraft comprising:
- a skin;
- a plurality of aircraft frame elements;
- and
- an overhead monument support system comprising:
- at least one adapter bridge coupled to said plurality of aircraft frame elements, each of said at least one adapter bridge and having a plurality of attachment points;
- at least one coupling member coupled to said at least one adapter bridge and having a plurality of attachment positions corresponding to said plurality of attachment points;
- and
- at least one monument coupled to said plurality of aircraft frame elements via said at least one adapter bridge and said at least one coupling member.
5 more elements
A method of configuring an overhead aircraft support system for interior features of an aircraft comprising:
- determining interior features;
- determining a plan layout of said interior features;
- and
- attaching bins and monuments to a plurality of aircraft frame elements via a plurality of adapter bridges in response to said plan layout, said plurality of adaptor bridges coupled between at least one pair of said plurality of aircraft frame elements and each of which having a plurality of attachment points corresponding to a plurality of bin and monument positions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.