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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2019
B/e Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Peter J. L. Burd, Burry Port, GB;
B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
An aircraft galley cart is disclosed. In embodiments, the galley cart includes two adjacent portions (e.g., left and right side) hingedly or slidably connected. The galley cart has a default configuration compatible with galley cart bays of galley structures. The galley cart may be transitioned into a narrow configuration by articulating the left-side portion relative to the right-side portion (e.g., by pivoting or rotating the left-side portion). When in the narrow configuration, the galley cart may be twice as long but half as wide, allowing passenger access through an aisle without removing the galley cart back out of the aisle and disrupting in-seat food and beverage services. The galley cart includes auxiliary casters that deploy during transition to support the main casters in keeping the galley cart balanced and mobile in the narrow configuration.