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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2023
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Robert Dowdell, Everett, WA (US);
Emmanuel A. Garcia, Mukilteo, WA (US);
Christopher B. Singleton, Bothell, WA (US);
Joshua Yu-Hu Lee, Seattle, WA (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
A secondary barrier system for an aircraft includes a secondary barrier gate including a telescoping structure is disclosed. The secondary barrier gate may include a plurality of crossmembers, and at least one of the plurality of crossmembers may include a panel treatment. The secondary barrier gate is rotatable between a stowed position and a deployed position and extendable between a retracted length and an extended length. The secondary barrier gate is securable in the stowed position and the deployed position. The secondary barrier gate may be rotatably mounted to a ceiling or within a crown area of the aircraft. The secondary barrier system may also include a stowage latch actuatable to selectively release and/or secure the secondary barrier gate from/in a stowed position and a deployment latch actuatable to selectively release and/or secure the secondary barrier gate from/in one of a retracted length or an extended length.