Patent ID: 7721994

Claim:
Holder for an interior installation in an airplane, comprising: a movable frame having a first sliding surface and a second sliding surface spaced apart and facing each other; a carrier plate fixedly mounted in the airplane, the carrier plate being immovable with respect to the airplane, the carrier plate having a first portion disposed between the first sliding surface and the second sliding surface of the movable frame, the movable frame being movable relative to the first portion of the carrier plate such that the first and second sliding surfaces slide over the first portion; a fast locking element positioned on the frame and configured to hold the interior installation; and a biasing element operable to bias the frame to the carrier plate in a region of the first sliding surface, the second sliding surface and the first portion of the carrier plate, one of an adhering force and a friction force between the first portion of the carrier plate and the first and second sliding surfaces being adjustable by varying a bias of the biasing element, wherein the first portion of the carrier plate includes a first recess; wherein the frame includes a second recess; wherein the first recess has a larger perimeter than the second recess; and wherein the biasing element extends through the first and second recesses and is connected to the frame such that the frame is slidably movable relative to the first portion of the carrier plate, movement of the frame being constrained to a region defined by the larger perimeter.