US 12,268,906 B2
Retention assembly for mask stowage container
Krishna Chaitanya Prathipati, Hyderabad (IN); Phani Kumar Saparapu, Hyderabad (IN); Kishore Manda, Hyderabad (IN); and Ravindra Ramulu Kandukuri, Secunderabad (IN)
Assigned to B/E AEROSPACE, INC., Winston Salem, NC (US)
Filed by B/E AEROSPACE, INC., Winston Salem, NC (US)
Filed on Sep. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/942,002.
Claims priority of application No. 202241034196 (IN), filed on Jun. 15, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0405373 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. A62B 25/00 (2006.01); A62B 7/00 (2006.01); A62B 18/02 (2006.01); B64D 11/00 (2006.01); E05C 19/02 (2006.01)
CPC A62B 25/00 (2013.01) [E05C 19/024 (2013.01); B64D 2231/025 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mask stowage container comprising:
a housing;
a door assembly, the door assembly comprising a first door panel and a second door panel that define a mounting structure configured to retain an oxygen mask;
a first spring-biased hinge joint connecting the first door panel to the housing;
a second spring-biased hinge joint connecting the second door panel to the housing; and
a plurality of securement mechanisms, wherein a first securement mechanism of the plurality of securement mechanisms is coupled to the first door panel and the housing, wherein a second securement mechanism of the plurality of securement mechanisms is coupled to the second door panel and the housing, wherein each of the first securement mechanism and the second securement mechanism comprises a striker and a holder, and wherein the plurality of securement mechanisms prevent an inadvertent opening of the door assembly due to at least one of vibration or acceleration.