US 12,344,152 B2
Beverage container holder for use during taxi, takeoff, and landing of an aircraft
Oscar Ruiz Lara, Kirkland, WA (US)
Assigned to B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed by B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed on Sep. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/372,507.
Prior Publication US 2025/0100437 A1, Mar. 27, 2025
Int. Cl. B60N 3/10 (2006.01); B64D 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 3/108 (2013.01) [B64D 11/003 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A storage cubby for an aircraft, comprising:
a housing having a front opening and an interior space accessible through the front opening;
a fixed retention bar extending across the front opening; and
a beverage container holder positioned in the interior space, the beverage container holder comprising:
a bearing block having a bearing surface, wherein the bearing surface and a portion of the housing together delimit a space for receiving a beverage container positioned upright;
a positioning magnet mounted to the bearing block;
a catch mounted to the bearing block, the catch positioned to one side of the positioning magnet; and
a strap having a first end mounted to the housing and a second end detached from the housing, the second end carrying a magnetic latch;
wherein, during a first use condition of the strap, the magnetic latch is retained by the positioning magnet, and the magnetic latch is disengaged from the catch; and
wherein, during a second use condition the strap, the magnetic latch is engaged with the catch.