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US 7,883,057 B2Granted
Pivoting device and method for ceiling panels
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorMichael S Lewis
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a device for hanging a ceiling panel may include a clevis for attachment to a support structure, and a hinge for attachment to the ceiling panel. The clevis may include a pin and a first locking member. The hinge may include an elongated slot and a second locking member. The elongated slot may be adapted to be slid over the pin of the clevis. The second locking member may be adapted to engage the first locking member to lock the hinge and the ceiling panel into position.
Claims27
A device for hanging a ceiling panel comprising:
- a clevis for attachment to a support structure, the clevis comprising a pin extending between opposed side-walls, and a first locking member comprising notches in the side-walls;
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- a hinge for attachment to a ceiling panel, the hinge comprising an elongated slot and a second locking member, wherein the second locking member comprises a plurality of bosses extending out of the hinge, the elongated slot forms a hook at one end of the hinge, the elongated slot is open at the hooked end and extends along the hinge to a closed end, and the open end of the elongated slot is adapted to slide relative to the pin until the bosses engage the notches to lock the hinge and a ceiling panel into a locked position.
A method of hanging a ceiling panel comprising:
- attaching a clevis to a support structure;
- attaching a hinge having an elongated slot, that includes a closed end and an open end that forms a hook, to a ceiling panel;
- sliding the elongated slot of the hinge relative to a pin of the clevis;
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- locking notches of opposed side-walls of the clevis to opposed bosses of the hinge in order to secure the hinge and the attached ceiling panel into a locked position.
2 more elements
A device holding a ceiling panel comprising:
- a clevis attached to a support structure, wherein the clevis comprises opposing notches in opposing side-walls of the clevis, and a pin extending between the opposing side-walls;
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- a hinge attached to the ceiling panel, wherein the hinge comprises bosses extending out of the hinge and an elongated slot comprising an open end that forms a hook and a closed end, wherein the bosses are engaged with the opposing notches locking the hinge and the ceiling panel in a locked position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.