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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
May. 07, 2024
Applicant:
Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol, GB;
Inventor:
Henry Edwards, Bristol, GB;
Assignee:
Airbus Operations Limited, Filton Bristol, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 37/08 (2006.01); B64C 1/14 (2006.01); B64D 37/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 37/08 (2013.01); B64C 1/1446 (2013.01); B64D 37/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cover for covering an access port of a fuel storage structure of an aircraft, the access port is configured to allow a human operator to access an interior of a first container of the fuel storage structure. The cover comprises an inlet port configured to interface with and receive fuel from an aircraft refueling apparatus, and an outlet port fluidically connectable to the inlet port and operable to provide the fuel received at the inlet port to the interior of the first container when the cover is arranged to cover the access port.