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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2017
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Rhonda L. Childress, Austin, TX (US);
Kim A. Eckert, Austin, TX (US);
Jente B. Kuang, Austin, TX (US);
David B. Kumhyr, Austin, TX (US);
Ryan D. McNair, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/14 (2006.01); B64D 11/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/1423 (2013.01); B64D 11/0644 (2014.12);
Abstract
Systems and methods for securing an emergency exit door on an armrest of a seat are provided. A system includes a latch connected to an armrest of a seat of a vehicle. The latch is moveable relative to the armrest between a stowed position and a deployed position. The latch is structured and arranged to engage an edge of a door that is associated with an exit of the vehicle to hold the door on the armrest.