Patent ID: 11959508
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B  E | IPC B  E  F

Claim 0:
1. An aircraft floor panel assembly for installation onto an aircraft seat track beam including a beam flange having a non-linear edge, the aircraft floor panel assembly comprising:
an aircraft floor panel having an upper surface and a lower surface that opposes the upper surface; and
a lockable catch moveably connected to the aircraft floor panel and in contact with the lower surface of the aircraft floor panel, the lockable catch including a lockable mating edge configured to selectively mate with the non-linear edge of the beam flange, and a lockable catch edge extending beyond the lockable mating edge;
wherein the lockable catch is moveable on the lower surface of the aircraft floor panel between an unlocked position and a locked position;
wherein the lockable catch edge translates toward the non-linear edge of the beam flange based on the lockable catch moving from the unlocked position to the locked position;
wherein when the lockable catch is in the unlocked position, the lockable catch edge is retracted away from the non-linear edge of the beam flange sufficiently for the aircraft floor panel to be seated on the aircraft seat track beam; and
wherein when the lockable catch is in the locked position, the lockable mating edge mates with the non-linear edge of the beam flange and the lockable catch edge retains the aircraft floor panel on the aircraft seat track beam with the upper surface and the lower surface in a horizontal orientation.