Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-rail galley
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Application No.: US15824309Application Date: 2017-11-28
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Publication No.: US11021254B2Publication Date: 2021-06-01
- Inventor: David James Swanson , Michael Allen Bullard , Phillip Anthony Kendrick
- Applicant: Textron Aviation Inc.
- Applicant Address: US KS Wichita
- Assignee: Textron Aviation Inc.
- Current Assignee: Textron Aviation Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US KS Wichita
- Agency: Erise IP, P.A.
- Main IPC: B64D11/04
- IPC: B64D11/04

Abstract:
A multi-rail galley includes a countertop on top of a first storage portion, and a second storage portion above the countertop. The countertop includes a first plurality of rails on a top surface that are configured for receiving at least one countertop insert. The second storage portion has a second plurality of rails beneath a bottom surface of the second storage portion and configured for receiving at least one hanging insert. A method of providing a customizable aircraft galley includes providing a countertop above a storage compartment, the countertop having a horizontal surface facing upwards with a plurality of rails disposed on top of the horizontal surface, installing a galley insert onto one of the plurality of rails via a matching slot in the galley insert, and removing the galley insert from one of the plurality of rails, enabling stowage of the galley insert.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180162532A1 MULTI-RAIL GALLEY Public/Granted day:2018-06-14
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