Patent ID: 11939039
Assignee: FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An aircraft door precipitation drainage system, comprising:
a precipitation receptacle configured to be disposed and mounted in place in a fixed position relative to an aircraft longitudinally along an upper edge of an aircraft door opening in the aircraft;
a plurality of brackets spaced along a length of the precipitation receptacle and configured to connect and hold the precipitation receptacle in the fixed position mounted to an inside ceiling panel of the aircraft, the precipitation receptacle being configured to:
protrude outward in a direction with at least one of a horizontal directional component and a vertical directional component from the upper edge of the aircraft door opening into a projected path followed by precipitation falling off of an outer peripheral surface of a fuselage of the aircraft when an aircraft door configured to be connected by a hinge along the upper edge of the aircraft door opening is in an open position, and
remain out of the way of the aircraft door when the aircraft door is in a closed position; and
at least one drain hose configured to be connected at one of a first end or a second end of the precipitation receptacle and configured to direct at least a portion of the precipitation collected in the precipitation receptacle to an outside of the aircraft.