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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 20, 1999
Jack E. Hart, Bellevue, WA (US);
Siulun Tam, Renton, WA (US);
Ralph M. Burrows, Bellingham, WA (US);
Hexcel Corporation, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Abstract
An extended luggage bin (,) for a vehicle (,) is provided. The extended luggage bin includes an overhead bin structure (,) located within the vehicle. The overhead bin structure includes a door (,), a shelf (,), first and second bulkheads (,and,), and a bin upper panel (,) having a length and a width. The first and second bulkheads extend between the shelf and the bin upper panel to define a storage space having a volume therebetween. The storage space is accessible through an opening on a frontal side of the extended luggage bin for placing luggage in the storage space. The extended luggage bin also includes a bin extension coupled to the opening of the overhead bin structure. The bin extension includes a bin upper panel extension assembly (,) coupled to the bin upper panel and first and second bulkhead extensions (,and,) extending at least partially between the first and second bulkheads and the door.