Patent ID: 7600732
Filing Date: 2009-10-13
Classification: B64D,F16M

Abstract:
1. A support for securing aircraft interior equipment to a frame comprising: a base adapted to be attached to said frame; a lower link having a fixed end and a free end, said fixed end of said lower link comprising a first rotating joint defining a first axis of rotation about a point fixed on said base, said free end of said lower link extending radially outward from said first axis of rotation; an intermediate link having a fixed end and a free end, said fixed end of said intermediate link comprising a second rotating joint defining a second axis of rotation about a point fixed on said free end of lower link, said free end of said intermediate link extending radially outward from said second axis of rotation; an equipment platform attached to said interior equipment, said equipment platform having a third rotating joint defining a third axis of rotation about a point fixed on said free end of said intermediate link; a first rotation lock coupled to said lower link, said first rotation lock being moveable from a disengaged position to an engaged position for engaging said base to prevent rotation of said lower link about said base, said first rotation lock engaging said base at a contact point located substantially on said second axis of rotation; a second rotation lock coupled to said intermediate link, said second rotation lock being moveable from a disengaged position to an engaged position for engaging said lower link to prevent rotation of said intermediate link about said lower link, said second rotation lock engaging said lower link at a contact point located substantially on said third axis of rotation; and an actuator moveable from a first position to a second position, said actuator coupled to said first rotation lock and said second rotation lock for moving said first rotation lock and said second rotation lock from their engaged positions into their disengaged positions.