Patent ID: 8813343
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: B23P,F17C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of supporting an oxygen storage cylinder in an interior cabin of an aircraft, the method comprising: providing an envelope of flexible material comprising a generally cylindrical wall portion extending in a longitudinal direction between opposing first and second ends and an end wall spanning the first end of the cylindrical wall portion, the second end of the cylindrical wall portion including an opening therein; inserting the oxygen storage cylinder into the envelope of flexible material through the opening in the second end of the cylindrical wall portion such that the cylindrical wall portion surrounds the oxygen storage cylinder; providing a plurality of circumferential straps secured to the cylindrical wall portion at spaced apart positions in the longitudinal direction of the envelope; providing a first end strap coupled to the first end of the envelope; positioning the envelope adjacent a frame assembly in the interior cabin of the aircraft which is fixed in relation to the aircraft and which includes a first frame member and a second frame member oriented transversely to the first frame member such that the envelope extends in the longitudinal direction alongside the first frame member and is abutted at the first end against the second frame member; and securing each circumferential strap to extend fully about a circumference of the cylinder in the envelope and about the first frame member of the of the frame assembly adjacent to the envelope; and securing the first end strap about the second frame member abutted at the first end of the envelope.