Aircraft galley stowage compartment extractor

Abstract

The present invention is a bay for an aircraft galley that includes an extractor that retrieves objects from a compartment by slowly bringing the object forward using a free end. The free end is brought out of the compartment, carrying the object with it. The extractor is preferably a flexible sheet that is secured to the compartment and extends generally rearward to the rear wall. A pull cord may be attached to the free end to facilitate operating, and a mirror may be mounted to the compartment to provide the user with a view of the entrance to the compartment.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A storage bay comprising:
 a compartment with an interior volume defined by a floor, a rear wall, a ceiling, and a pair of side walls;   a flexible extractor affixed to the floor of the compartment, the extractor comprising a flexible sheet extending rearward from a fixed position between an opening of the compartment and the rear wall, to the rear wall and thereupon to the ceiling, the flexible extractor having a free end extendible out of the compartment;   whereupon an object placed on the extract is carried out of the compartment by extending the free end out of the compartment.   
     
     
         2 . The storage bay of  claim 1 , wherein the extractor has a pull cord at the free end. 
     
     
         3 . The storage bay of  claim 1  wherein the extractor is transparent. 
     
     
         4 . The storage bay of  claim 1  wherein the extractor is translucent. 
     
     
         5 . storage bay of  claim 1  further comprising a mirror placed on the ceiling. 
     
     
         6 . The storage bay of  claim 5 , wherein the mirror is angled to view the opening of the compartment from below said opening. 
     
     
         7 . The storage bay of  claim 1 , further comprising a storage area for food service carts. 
     
     
         8 . The storage bay of  claim 1 , wherein the extractor returns to an original position through shape memory.