Patent ID: 8205832

Claim:
A floor structure for a fuselage, comprising: a plurality of cross beams to which respectively at least one first strut and at least one second strut are associated for connecting the respective cross beam to the fuselage; the at least one first strut being aligned parallel to a first direction vector and the at least one second strut parallel to a second direction vector; wherein the projections of the first direction vector and of the second direction vector onto the longitudinal direction of the fuselage are different for absorbing a force acting in the longitudinal direction of the fuselage on the floor structure, through the first and second struts; an outer floor plate fastened to at least one cross beam and to the fuselage, wherein an edge of the outer floor plate is releasably fastened to at least one of the cross beam and the fuselage; wherein the outer floor plate is produced from at least one of a composite material and a plurality of layers; and wherein the outer floor plate comprises one-piece sleeves that are continuous from an upper face of the floor edge to a lower face of the outer floor plate, the one-piece sleeves serving to fasten the outer floor plate to at least one of the cross beam and the fuselage by fastening means inserted into the one-piece sleeves.