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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 01, 1999
Michael D Durham, Ventura, CA (US);
Stewart G Cramer, Northridge, CA (US);
Terence Hall, Santa Monica, CA (US);
North Grumman Corporation, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
In accordance with the present invention, in an aircraft storage container which is used for the transport of cargo items, defines an enclosed interior compartment and includes a hatch for selectively accessing the interior compartment, there is provided an improvement of the aircraft storage container. The improvement is provided with a high strength flexible bag member disposed about a substantial portion of the interior compartment for distributing force in response to explosive forces emanating from cargo items within the bag member. The bag member includes an opening and is positionable within the interior compartment such that the opening is adjacent the hatch for allowing cargo items to be placed into and removed from within the bag member via the hatch and the opening. The improvement is further provided with a bag opening frame which is attachable to the opening of the bag member and formed to receive cargo items for storage within the bag member therethrough. The bag member includes multiple overlapping door frame folds which are disposed adjacent the bag opening frame for distributing force away from the bag opening frame in response to explosive forces emanating from cargo items within the bag member.