Patent ID: 7614583

Claim:
A two-part monument fitting assembly for supporting a monument comprising: a ramp member attached to a floor of an aircraft, wherein said ramp member has a top surface, a bottom surface, a height between said top surface and said bottom surface, a pair of opposing sidewall surfaces defining a width and comprising a left sidewall surface and a right sidewall surface, and a pair of opposing end portions comprised of a first end portion and a second end portion wherein said height is generally increasing from said first end portion to said second end portion; and a fastening bracket member attached to a monument comprising a first bracket portion comprising an upper surface, a lower surface, and a pair of opposing lateral surfaces extending substantially downward and substantially perpendicular from said lower surface; the lower surface of said first bracket portion being substantially in contact with the top surface of said ramp member, and said pair of opposing lateral surfaces of said first bracket portion being substantially in contact with the pair of opposing sidewall surfaces of said ramp member; said top surface of said ramp member defining an aperture with a seat; said fastening bracket member further comprising: a second bracket portion attached to said upper surface of said first bracket portion and attached to and supporting the monument; and a longitudinal fastening arm member located generally within the first and second bracket portions, and capable of sliding towards and extending past the lower surface of the first bracket portion; and said seat receiving said fastening arm member for releasably attaching said fastening bracket member to said ramp member and securing said monument in a predetermined position.