Patent ID: 8899801
Filing Date: 2014-12-02
Classification: B60Q,B64D,Y02T,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method performed in the cabin of an aircraft that includes a plurality of rows of passenger seats positioned therein, the method comprising the steps of: positioning within the cabin of the aircraft an enclosure that includes a door, bucket or tray that is openable to receive luggage in an enclosure interior wherein the enclosure includes a personal service unit channel associated therewith, wherein the personal service unit channel includes first and second rails that extend generally parallel to a longitudinally extending axis of the aircraft, and wherein the personal service unit channel contains system components therein, positioning a first personal service unit pod within the cabin of the aircraft above at least a first passenger seat within a first row and below the personal service unit channel, wherein the first personal service unit pod includes a housing that has cabin lighting associated therewith, wherein the first housing is positioned below and affixed to a first panel that at least partially encloses and defines the personal service unit channel, and wherein the first panel includes at least first and second connectors that are connected to the first and second rails, respectively, and positioning a second personal service unit pod within the cabin of the aircraft above at least a second passenger seat within a second row and below the personal service unit channel, wherein the second personal service unit pod includes a housing that has cabin lighting associated therewith, wherein the second housing is positioned below and affixed to a second panel that at least partially encloses and defines the personal service unit channel, and wherein the second panel includes at least first and second connectors that are connected to the first and second rails, respectively.