Jeffrey Cartwright

US Patent:

20210221512, Jul 22, 2021

Filed:

Jan 22, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/748952

Inventors:

- Chicago IL, US
Bryan Charles Bundy - Mukilteo WA, US
Jeffrey Allen Cartwright - Arlington WA, US

Assignee:

THE BOEING COMPANY - Chicago IL

International Classification:

B64D 11/00

Abstract:

A retaining assembly and method for use within an internal cabin of an aircraft, in which the retaining assembly includes a hinge including a biasing member. The hinge is moveable between a retaining position, in which the biasing member is configured to exert a biasing force into a top surface of a ceiling panel within an internal cabin of a vehicle to prevent the ceiling panel from upward motion, and a release position, in which the hinge is configured to be pivoted away from the ceiling panel and the biasing member is configured to be separated from the ceiling panel.