Patent ID: 8282039
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: B64D

Abstract:
1. A device for storing a plurality of life vests, comprising: a plurality of life vests; a plurality of receptacles that are positioned above a plurality of passenger seats, arranged adjacent to one another parallel to a longitudinal axis of a cabin and that define a channel-like structure extending along the longitudinal axis of the cabin for holding the plurality of life vests in an overlapping arrangement; a plurality of access openings respectively provided in each of the plurality of receptacles; a plurality of hinged covers each for closing a respective one of the plurality of access openings; a pulling element coupled to each one of the plurality of life vests that protrudes from the plurality of access openings when a respective one of the plurality of hinged covers is opened, with the pulling elements of a sub plurality of the plurality of life vests extending through each of the plurality of access openings when a respective one of the plurality of hinged covers is opened; and a remote-controlled locking mechanism adapted to open and close the plurality of hinged covers on the plurality of receptacles.