US 12,214,858 B2
Removable cover for hatch
Patrick Leonard, Savannah, GA (US); Caleb Wright, Savannah, GA (US); Caroline Culjak, Savannah, GA (US); Matthew Sandusky, Savannah, GA (US); and Omar Khan, Savannah, GA (US)
Assigned to GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORPORATION, Savannah, GA (US)
Filed by Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Savannah, GA (US)
Filed on Feb. 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/172,531.
Prior Publication US 2024/0278897 A1, Aug. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. B64C 1/14 (2006.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); E02D 29/14 (2006.01); E05C 3/00 (2006.01); E05C 3/02 (2006.01)
CPC B64C 1/14 (2013.01) [B64F 5/10 (2017.01); E02D 29/14 (2013.01); E05C 3/004 (2013.01); E05C 3/02 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for removing an emergency exit enclosure, the method comprising:
removing the emergency exit enclosure from a hatch in a wall;
providing a removable cover having a body and a peripheral flange extending outward from the body;
pushing the removable cover from an interior of the wall into the hatch by passing the peripheral flange through the hatch to an exterior of the wall; and
securing the removable cover in the hatch from the interior of the wall by applying a compressive force to the wall with the peripheral flange, wherein:
the wall is a fuselage wall that encloses a cabin of an aircraft;
the emergency exit enclosure comprises a window and/or a door;
the removable cover comprises an external portion and an internal portion;
the external portion and internal portion are integral;
the external portion includes a planar exterior surface extending from opposite annular edges forming the peripheral flange, the annular edges extending from the exterior surface at the peripheral flange to an abutment surface contacting the wall; and
the internal portion includes an annular sidewall extending from the abutment surface to an internal surface.