	US 12,151,818 B2
	Modular channel-mounted furniture attachment
Ian Bohannon, Gainesville, TX (US); Gerardo Terriquez, Corinth, TX (US); Tyler Bragg, Temecula, CA (US); Lynette Cox, Clayton, CA (US); and Craig Kimball, Encinitas, CA (US)
Assigned to Safran Cabin Inc., Huntington Beach, CA (US)
Appl. No. 17/928,236
Filed by Safran Cabin Inc., Huntington Beach, CA (US)
PCT Filed Jun. 2, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/035774 § 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 28, 2022, PCT Pub. No. WO2021/247011, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 9, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0219690 A1, Jul. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. B64D 11/06 (2006.01)

CPC B64D 11/0696 (2013.01)

20 Claims

1. A crossbeam assembly for mounting a passenger compartment furnishing, the assembly comprising:

a first structural member configured to span two floor-mounted channels in a passenger compartment;

first and second attachment elements that are slidingly connected with the first structural member and repositionable along the first structural member to attach to the two floor-mounted channels, each of the first and second attachment elements comprising, on a first side, a securing bolt and, on a second side, a footing, wherein the securing bolt is loosenable to permit the respective attachment element to open to allow adjustment of spacing of the first and second attachment elements along the first structural member and tightenable to rigidly connect the respective attachment element in position along the first structural member, wherein the footing is attachable to a floor connector, wherein the each of the first and second attachment elements are shaped to receive the first structural member; and

one or more furnishing attachment features connected with the first structural member and positioned to receive the passenger compartment furnishing.