Patent ID: 9669935
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: B64D

Claim:
1. A console for an aircraft comprising: an open faced ledge having a back wall and a footer extending along the back wall; a rod extending longitudinally relative to the ledge, the rod having a first end having a radially-extending protrusion and a second end without a protrusion; at least one flip-out retaining head, the retaining head extending out from a part of the rod between the first and second ends, the retaining head helping to laterally secure a container between a back wall, a front rail, and one of another retaining head and an outcropped portion of the console; the protrusion on the first end of the rod being receivable into the outcropped portion; the second rod end being receivable into and resiliently biased out of a corridor located laterally outward from the outcropped portion thus causing the protrusion to press against a cam surface having a transition ridge, the transition ridge forcing the rod into one of: a first radial position in which the retaining head is rotated out and up, and a second radial position where the retaining head is retracted downwardly and inwardly into receiving areas defined into the footer.