Patent ID: 6010094
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: B64C,B64D,E05C,Y02T,Y10T

Abstract:
A galley retainer for restraining a moveable object, the retainer comprising:a body having a rear face for facing toward the moveable object and a front face;an arm extending from the body;a bore formed through the body extending between the front and rear faces;a hole formed through the bore extending diagonally into the body;a spring fitted in the hole;a first ball seated on top of the spring;an arcuate path formed at a portion of the bore nearer the front face of the body;a bushing fitted in the bore from the rear face of the retainer, wherein the body can rotate relative to the bushing, the bushing comprising,a first larger diameter portion having an outer diameter not smaller than the diameter of the bore, the first portion having an opening, wherein the first portion is external of the bore,a second smaller diameter cylindrical portion extending from the first portion, the second portion having a thickness, a central opening, and an outside diameter smaller than the inside diameter of the bore, wherein the second portion extends to the arcuate path formed in the body, and wherein the central opening of the second portion is aligned with the opening through the first portion defining a bushing bore,at least one opening formed through the thickness of the second portion outer surface for engaging the first ball,at least one groove formed on the second portion outer surface at a location distal from the first larger diameter portion, anda second ball seated at the groove and extending into the arcuate path; anda stud fitted through the bushing bore from the second diameter section and extending beyond the first diameter section.