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

Claim 0:
1. A locking aircraft storage compartment comprising:
a lower portion including a bottom and a plurality of sides including a front side, a back side, a left side and a right side, and wherein the bottom and the plurality of sides define a storage volume;
an upper portion, having a front edge and a back edge, the upper portion being rotationally coupled to one of the plurality of sides where the upper portion is configured to enclose the storage volume when the upper portion is positioned in a closed position and to provide access to the storage volume when the upper portion is in an open position;
a locking gas strut coupled between the upper portion and the lower portion having a locking mechanism wherein the locking gas strut is locked when the locking mechanism is engaged and the locking gas strut is unlocked when the locking mechanism is disengaged, wherein the locking mechanism includes a release pin located at an end of the locking gas strut;
a latch mechanism coupled to the front edge of the upper portion configured with a rotational lever wherein the rotational lever is operative to rotate in an upward direction and a downward direction;
a rotational shaft coupled to the rotational lever wherein the rotational shaft is operative to disengage the locking mechanism by depressing the release pin when the rotational lever is rotated in the upward direction and the downward direction and to engage the locking mechanism by releasing the release pin when the rotational lever is released such that when the release pin is depressed, the locking gas strut is not locked and when the release pin is not depressed, the locking gas strut is locked and wherein the locking gas strut provides aid in lifting the top portion by exerting a linear force between the lower portion and the top portion when the locking gas strut is not locked;
a rear retention receptacle coupled to the back side of the lower portion and a fixed retention hook coupled to the back edge of the upper portion such that the fixed retention hook engages the rear retention receptacle 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 front retention receptacle coupled to the front side of the lower portion and a rotational retention hook coupled to the rotational shaft and where the rotational retention hook is disengaged from the front retention receptacle in response to the rotational lever being rotated in the upward direction.