Retention assembly for mask stowage container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023405373-A1
Application number	US-202217942002-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 9, 2022
Priority date	Jun 15, 2022
Publication date	Dec 21, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

A mask stowage container is provided having a door panel coupled to a box via a securement mechanism, the securement mechanism having a striker having a neck and a protrusion, the striker mounted to the door panel, a holder, the holder including a first retainer and a second retainer, the striker configured to be laterally retained between the first retainer and the second retainer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A mask stowage container comprising:
a door panel coupled to a housing via a hinge; and a securement mechanism coupled to the door panel and the housing comprising: a striker having a neck and a protrusion, the striker mounted to the door panel; a holder, the holder mounted to the housing and including a first retainer and a second retainer, the striker configured to be laterally retained between the first retainer and the second retainer.

2 . The mask stowage container of claim 1 , wherein the first retainer and the second retainer are coupled via a U shaped bracket.

3 . The mask stowage container of claim 2 , wherein the first retainer, the second retainer and the U shaped bracket are monolithic.

4 . The mask stowage container of claim 3 , wherein the first retainer, the second retainer and the U shaped bracket comprise an elastically deformable material.

5 . The mask stowage container of claim 4 , wherein the first retainer, the second retainer and the U shaped bracket comprise a thermoplastic.

6 . The mask stowage container of claim 1 , wherein the protrusion projects distally away from the door panel in a first direction.

7 . The mask stowage container of claim 6 , wherein the protrusion comprises a lateral width in a second direction, the second direction orthogonal to the first direction, wherein the lateral width increases along the first direction to a maximum lateral width.

8 . The mask stowage container of claim 7 , wherein the lateral width decreases along the first direction past the maximum lateral width.

9 . The mask stowage container of claim 2 , wherein the holder is mounted to the housing.

10 . The mask stowage container of claim 5 , wherein the first retainer defines a cylindrical geometry and wherein the second retainer defines a cylindrical geometry.

11 . The mask stowage container of claim 8 , wherein the neck has a neck lateral width less than the maximum lateral width.

12 . A securement mechanism comprising
a striker having a neck and a protrusion, the protrusion configured to be laterally retained by a holder; the holder, the holder including a first retainer and a second retainer.

13 . The securement mechanism of claim 12 , wherein the first retainer and the second retainer are coupled via a U shaped bracket.

14 . The securement mechanism of claim 13 , wherein the first retainer, the second retainer and the U shaped bracket are monolithic.

15 . The securement mechanism of claim 14 , wherein the first retainer, the second retainer and the U shaped bracket comprise an elastically deformable material.

16 . The securement mechanism of claim 15 , wherein the first retainer, the second retainer and the U shaped bracket comprise a thermoplastic.

17 . The securement mechanism of claim 12 , wherein the first retainer defines a cylindrical geometry and wherein the second retainer defines a cylindrical geometry.

18 . The securement mechanism of claim 17 , wherein the neck has a lateral width less than a maximum lateral width of the protrusion.

19 . A method of manufacturing a mask stowage container comprising:
coupling a striker to a door panel; and coupling a holder to a housing.

20 . The method of claim 19 , further comprising disposing the striker between a first retainer and a second retainer of the holder.

Assignees

• Be Aerospace Inc

Inventors

• Prathipati Krishna Chaitanya
• Saparapu Phani Kumar
• Manda Kishore
• Kandukuri Ravindra Ramulu

Classifications

• A62B7/14

  for high-altitude aircraft · CPC title

• A62B25/005 Primary

  for high altitude · CPC title

• A62B25/00 Primary

  Devices for storing {or holding or carrying} respiratory or breathing apparatus · CPC title

• E05C19/024

  with a bifurcated latch · CPC title

• B64D2231/025

  Oxygen masks; Mask storages; Features related to mask deployment · CPC title