Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
244129600 | Steps | 7 |
20090078827 | FOLDABLE STEP FOR A VEHICLE, AND A VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH SUCH A STEP UNIT - The present invention relates to a foldable step unit ( | 03-26-2009 |
20110272524 | INTEGRATED MAINTENANCE STEP ON HELICOPTER FUSELAGE - Maintenance steps on helicopters ( | 11-10-2011 |
20140209748 | External Maintenance Step and Hand Hold - A step assembly for a vehicle can include a housing and a support member hingedly coupled to the housing with a shaft. A first locking feature can be associated with the housing while a second locking feature can be associated with the support member. A spring can be operably associated with the support member and the housing such that the spring can bias the second locking feature toward the first locking feature. The support member is configured to rotate between a stowed position and a deployed position. Further, the support member is configured as a step support and a hand hold device. | 07-31-2014 |
20140306062 | REMOVABLE STEP FOR AN AIRCRAFT, AND AN AIRCRAFT | 10-16-2014 |
20150129719 | FORCE-BALANCING MECHANISMS ESPECIALLY USEFUL FOR ASSISTED LIFTING/LOWERING OF AIRCRAFT STAIRS - The disclosed embodiments herein are generally directed toward force-balancing mechanisms for weighted members and/or loads. According to one embodiment, the force-balancing mechanism includes at least one gear rack, at least one spring assembly comprising a spring member operatively connected to the at least one gear rack, a pinion gear intermeshed with the at least one gear rack; and a variable radius cam. Rotation of the cam causes the pinion gear to rotate to thereby in turn linearly drive the at least one gear rack and accumulate spring force of the spring member. The spring member may be a compression or a tension spring. Preferably, the spring member is a compression spring. | 05-14-2015 |
20150329196 | AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITH A DEVICE FOR ACCESSING A COMPARTMENT FROM THE GROUND - An aircraft comprising an opening for accessing a compartment and a ladder. The aircraft comprises at least one support. The ladder comprises at least one fastener element connected to a support by a removable connection comprising a pivot axis. | 11-19-2015 |
20150367944 | AIRLINE DOOR RETRACTABLE WAVE FENCE WITH STEPS FOR EVACUATION - Systems, methods, and apparatus for permitting evacuation of an aircraft following a water landing are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the disclosed method involves deploying, an evacuation unit, from inside a storage housing located proximate a door of the aircraft. In one or more embodiments, the evacuation unit comprises at least one step and a wave fence. In at least one embodiment, when the evacuation unit is fully deployed, at least a portion of the wave fence is in water-tight contact with at least a portion of a frame of the door such that water flow into the aircraft is prevented and/or inhibited. | 12-24-2015 |