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Apparatus for affixing an object to a rail

US8899545B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

Christoph Blees · Hamburg, DE
Dieter Krause · Mainz, DE
Ralf Koblitz · Hamburg, DE
Oliver Gehlen · Quickborn, DE
Dirk Humfeldt · Hamburg, DE
Mark Herzog · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 17, 2011
Grant date	Dec 2, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 17, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64D9/00
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for affixing an object to a rail includes, but is not limited to at least one base body, at least one locking body and at least one operating element. The locking body is held so as to be movable relative to the base body and is connected to the operating element by way of at least one bearing. The operating element is arranged so as to be rotatable in the base body, includes, but is not limited to a cam that acts on the base body, and when rotated moves the locking body towards the base body. In this way apparatus is created which makes possible the manual affixing and undoing, without the need for tools, of an object on and from a rail, for example, if needed, in order to reposition displaceable monuments in a cabin of an aircraft.

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