Patent ID: 8670879
Filing Date: 2014-03-11
Classification: B64D,H05K

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for holding a flight data recorder in an aircraft comprising: a housing for enclosing the flight data recorder, the housing provided with an opening for the flight data recorder to egress from the housing; a cover for closing the opening when the cover is in a closed position; one or more releasable fasteners holding the cover in the closed position and configured to open the cover when the one or more releasable fasteners are triggered; and a flotation device provided within the housing for carrying the flight data recorder out of the housing, wherein the flotation device has a rigid construction and comprises: a first compartment defining a first cavity space for holding the flight data recorder therein; and a second compartment separate from said first compartment and defining an unoccupied, sealed interior cavity space that provides buoyancy in water.