Patent ID: 7942430
Filing Date: 2011-05-17
Classification: A47B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A device for accommodating objects, in particular for use in an airplane, comprising a housing ( 5 ), which has an access opening ( 14 ), as well as a door ( 16 , 18 ) which is connected to the housing ( 5 ) by at least one hinge ( 20 ) so as to be pivotable between an open position and a closed position, which hinge ( 20 ) defines at least one pivot axis for pivoting the door ( 16 , 18 ), the access opening ( 14 ) being at least partially clear in the open position of the door ( 16 , 18 ) and the access opening ( 14 ) being at least partially closed off by the door ( 16 , 18 ) in the closed position of the door ( 16 , 18 ), and the door ( 16 , 18 ) being lockable relative to the housing ( 5 ) in its closed position, wherein the door ( 16 , 18 ), in its closed position, is movable in a direction which extends substantially parallel to the pivot axis between a locked position and an unlocked position, the door ( 16 , 18 ), in its locked position, being locked relative to the housing ( 5 ), and the door ( 16 , 18 ), in its unlocked position, being pivotable about the pivot axis.