Patent ID: 11919645
Assignee: GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 7:
8. An aircraft storage container comprising:
a lower portion having a horizontal bottom and a plurality of vertical sides including a front side, a back side, a left side and a right side, configured to form a storage volume wherein the horizontal bottom is mechanically affixed to at least one aircraft seat track;
an upper portion, having a front edge and a back edge, the upper portion being rotationally coupled to one of the plurality of vertical sides wherein the upper portion forms an upper horizontal side of the storage volume when the upper portion is in a closed position and provides access to the storage volume when the upper portion is in an open position;
a gas piston having a locking mechanism wherein the gas piston is coupled between the lower portion and the upper portion, the gas piston being configured to support the upper portion when the locking mechanism is engaged;
a rotational member operative to disengage the locking mechanism when rotated and to engage the locking mechanism when the rotational member is released;
a rotational retention hook coupled to the rotational member wherein the rotational retention hook is engaged with a front retention receptacle coupled to the front side of the lower portion when the upper portion is in the closed position, the rotational retention hook being disengaged from the front retention receptacle response to a rotation of the rotational member;
a fixed retention hook rigidly affixed to the back edge of the upper portion such that the fixed retention hook engages a rear retention receptacle coupled to the back side of the lower portion when the upper portion is positioned in the closed position and wherein the fixed retention hook disengages the rear retention receptacle when the upper portion is rotated towards the open position; and
a latch mechanism having a rotational lever, wherein the latch mechanism is operative to rotate the rotational member in response to a pressure on the rotational lever and wherein the rotational lever is coupled to the rotational member such that the rotational member is operative to disengage the locking mechanism when the rotational lever is rotated in the upward direction and the downward direction and to engage the locking mechanism when the rotational lever is released and wherein the gas piston provides aid in lifting the top portion by exerting a linear force between the lower portion and the top portion when the gas piston is not locked.