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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2008
Glenn A. Johnson, King, NC (US);
Jeffrey W. Hontz, Rural Hall, NC (US);
Geraldine Arnold, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Mark W. Peurifoy, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Glenn A. Johnson, King, NC (US);
Jeffrey W. Hontz, Rural Hall, NC (US);
Geraldine Arnold, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Mark W. Peurifoy, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
BE Aerospace, Inc., Wellington, FL (US);
Abstract
An overhead luggage bin for an aircraft interior includes a stowage compartment, an upper door movably attached to the stowage compartment and a lower door movably attached to the aircraft interior, the upper door and the lower door being moveable between a closed position and an opened position. A floor of the stowage compartment includes a first portion and a second portion movably attached to the first portion that defines a ramp surface with the lower door in the opened position for improved accessibility. An overhead luggage bin is provided with handles at opposed ends of the stowage compartment and includes one or more non-linear ridgelines and/or increased reflectance on an exterior surface for a more aesthetically pleasing appearance. An overhead luggage bin includes an RFID reader for providing increased RFID functionality. An overhead luggage bin includes a stowage compartment having an integrated handrail.