Aircraft Cabin Bin Retrofit

Abstract

Disclosed herein is an asymmetric luggage stowage bin arrangement, with a pair of buckets attached to a single bin housing. The buckets having a latching mechanism for selectively maintaining the compartment in the closed position; and wherein each latching mechanism interoperates with an actuating mechanism which is actuated from a remote position.

Therefore I claim: 
     
         1 . An aircraft luggage stowage system comprising
 a. a plurality of aircraft stowage compartments accessible to an passenger cabin of the aircraft;   b. each stowage compartment having an open position allowing access to an interior of the stowage compartment, and a closed position prohibiting access to the interior of the stowage compartment;   c. each stowage compartment having a latching mechanism for selectively maintaining the compartment in the closed position; and   d. wherein each latching mechanism interoperates with an actuating mechanism which is actuated from a remote position.   
     
     
         2 . The aircraft luggage stowage system as recited in  claim 1  wherein all stowage compartments in a section of the aircraft are interlinked so as to be actuated from a single remote position. 
     
     
         3 . The aircraft luggage stowage system as recited in  claim 1  wherein all stowage compartments in the aircraft are interlinked, so as to be actuated from a single remote position. 
     
     
         4 . The aircraft luggage stowage system as recited in  claim 1  wherein the actuating mechanism manipulates a locking mechanism, which interoperates with the latching mechanism, to selectively permit passenger access to each of the storage compartments.