초록 ▼

A safety mechanism for an overhead aircraft luggage bin for preventing baggage from falling from the bin when the door cover of the bin is opened. The safety mechanism includes a roll-up screen mounted on the door cover which cooperates with a latch mounted on the lower edge of the opening to the bi

A safety mechanism for an overhead aircraft luggage bin for preventing baggage from falling from the bin when the door cover of the bin is opened. The safety mechanism includes a roll-up screen mounted on the door cover which cooperates with a latch mounted on the lower edge of the opening to the bin. The latch and roll-up screen mechanism are operatively associated whereby when the door cover is in covered or closed position, the screen is rolled up and latched to the latch. When the door cover is moved to the uncovered position the screen is unrolled and covers the opening to the bin to prevent any luggage from falling from the housing. The screen can be unlatched so as to remove the screen from the opening.

대표청구항 ▼

[ The invention claimed is:] [1.] An overhead aircraft luggage bin having a housing with a bin opening for receiving and removing luggage;a door cover for covering said opening, said door cover being movable to covered and uncovered positions with respect to said opening;a safety mechanism for preve

[ The invention claimed is:] [1.] An overhead aircraft luggage bin having a housing with a bin opening for receiving and removing luggage;a door cover for covering said opening, said door cover being movable to covered and uncovered positions with respect to said opening;a safety mechanism for preventing luggage from falling from said housing when said door cover is movable from covered to uncovered position, said safety mechanism comprising:a roll-up screen mechanism mounted on one of said door cover and housing, said mechanism including a rotatable rod and a screen rolled up on said rod;a latch mounted on one of said housing and door cover;said latch and roll-up screen mechanism being operatively associated whereby when said door cover is moved to said covered position with said screen rolled up, said roll-up screen mechanism is latched to said latch and subsequently when said cover door is moved to uncovered position said screen is unrolled from said rod to cover said opening; anda release mechanism for selectively unlatching said roll-up screen mechanism from said latch when said door is moved to uncovered position whereby said screen is rolled up on said rod to substantially uncover said opening.