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

Claim 9:
10. A precipitation gutter for an aircraft door opening in an aircraft, the precipitation gutter comprising:
a receptacle configured to be disposed and mounted in place in a fixed position relative to the aircraft longitudinally along an upper edge of the aircraft door opening; and
a plurality of brackets spaced along a length of the receptacle and configured to connect and hold the receptacle in the fixed position mounted to an inside ceiling panel of the aircraft, the 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 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.