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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 1976
Filed:
Mar. 13, 1974
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gunther Molter, Ottobrunn, DT;
Gerd Cerne, Bremen, DT;
Assignee:
Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm GmbH, Munich, DT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2441 / ; 2441 / ;
Abstract
A stairway for aircraft which will fold into a compact package. The stairway is mounted on suitable tracks within the aircraft for alternate positioning, either in alignment with a door thereof for extension therethrough or for movement as a compact package to one side thereof. Such track may be either a standard seat track or a special track provided for the purpose. Translation mechanism such as a sprocket supported chain or a parallelogram arranged linkage may be provided for moving such package translatably and without rotation thereof between a position in front of the aircraft door and a position at one side thereof.