Patent ID: 6988781

Claim:
An explosion resistant containment device, said device comprising: a container surrounding a cargo hold, said container having an opening defined by an edge; a flange formed on said container at said edge of said opening to project inwardly from said edge to establish a seat between said flange and said container around said opening; a door having a panel circumscribed by a border, with a bite formed on said panel at said border to extend away from said panel and dimensioned to contact said seat, wherein said door is dimensioned to cover said opening with said panel when said bite is pressed against said seat; a means for holding said door inside said container and over said opening to resist an explosion in the cargo hold; a first cradle mounted to a first surface inside said container; and a second cradle mounted to a second surface inside said container, where said first surface is substantially parallel to said second surface, and said door is positioned between said first cradle and said second cradle for guiding movement of said door in a substantially lateral direction inside said container when said door retracts internally into said cargo hold to expose said opening in said container.