Patent ID: 8875400
Filing Date: 2014-11-04
Classification: B61D,B63B,B64D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of installing an interior structure of a mobile platform, said method comprising: carrying a lightweight collapsible frame through a man-door of a mobile platform while the collapsible frame is in a collapsed state, the lightweight collapsible frame being of dimensions suitable to form at least one of a galley, a lavatory, an overhead mounted compartment, or an elevator shaft; expanding the collapsible frame into an expanded state to provide at least a portion of a load bearing frame for a mobile platform interior structure, the collapsible frame including: a pair of folding end sections that each include a folding top rail and a folding bottom rail fixedly coupled to a pair of end rails; and at least a pair of side sections that each include a top rail and a bottom rail fixedly coupled to a pair of end rails, and at least one racking rail diagonally connected between the respective side section top rail and bottom rail, the side section end rails longitudinally hingedly connected to the end rails of the folding end sections; and attaching a plurality of interchangeable panels to the collapsible frame to form interior surfaces of the mobile platform interior structure.