Method and Apparatus for Attaching a Trim to a Cover of a Bin Assembly
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- an attachment element comprising;
a bonding member that is configured to be bonded to a trim member;
a biased member that is biased towards the bonding member; and
a groove formed between the bonding member and the biased member and configured to receive a portion of a structure to attach the trim member to the structure.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for attaching a trim member for a stowage bin to a structure associated with the stowage bin. A bonding member of an attachment element may be bonded to the trim member. A portion of the structure may be received within a groove formed between the bonding member and a biased member of the attachment element. The portion of the structure may be held in place within the groove by the biased member of the attachment element such that the trim member is attached to the structure.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
an attachment element comprising; a bonding member that is configured to be bonded to a trim member; a biased member that is biased towards the bonding member; and a groove formed between the bonding member and the biased member and configured to receive a portion of a structure to attach the trim member to the structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A stowage bin for an aircraft, the stowage bin comprising:
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a trim member for the stowage bin; a cover associated with the stowage bin; and a set of attachment elements configured for use in attaching the trim member to the cover to cover an edge of the stowage bin in which an attachment element in the set of attachment elements comprises; a bonding member that is bonded to the trim member; a biased member that is biased towards the bonding member; and a groove formed between the bonding member and the biased member in which a portion of the cover is configured to be slid into the groove and held in place by the biased member in which a bias of the biased member towards the bonding member is sufficiently high to prevent the portion of the cover held within the groove from moving without application of a force greater than a selected threshold.
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14. A method for attaching a trim member for a stowage bin to a structure associated with the stowage bin, the method comprising:
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bonding a bonding member of an attachment element to the trim member; receiving a portion of the structure within a groove formed between the bonding member and a biased member of the attachment element; and holding the portion of the structure in place within the groove by the biased member of the attachment element such that the trim member is attached to the structure. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for attaching a trim member for a stowage bin to a cover associated with the stowage bin, the method comprising:
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bonding, adhesively, a bonding member of an attachment element to a bonding surface of the trim member using an adhesive material; applying a force greater than a selected threshold to the cover to slide a portion of the cover into a groove formed between the bonding member and a biased member of the attachment element; receiving the portion of the cover within the groove; and holding the portion of the cover in place within the groove by the biased member of the attachment element such that the trim member is attached to the cover in a manner that covers an edge of the stowage bin in which a bias of the biased member towards the bonding member is sufficiently high to prevent the portion of the cover held in place within the groove from moving without application of the force greater than the selected threshold.
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