Patent ID: 8888043
Filing Date: 2014-11-18
Classification: B64D

Abstract:
1. A crew bunk system, comprising: a bunk frame assembly including a spaced pair of side walls; at least two vertically spaced crew berths, each one of the crew berths having a lengthwise hinge line dividing the crew berth into a stationary panel and a foldable panel, the stationary panel being fixedly coupled to the bunk frame assembly, the foldable panel being hingedly coupled to the stationary panel along the hinge line; at least one connecting member interconnecting the foldable panels such that the foldable panels pivot in unison between a deployed position and a stowed position; a pivoting brace supporting an end of a foldable panel and having a pivotable end pivotably coupled to a side wall and a slidable end coupled to a slider bracket slidable along the end of the foldable panel during movement between the deployed and stowed position; a latching mechanism configured to lock the foldable panels in the deployed position and in the stowed position, the latching mechanism including: