Patent ID: 6991276
Filing Date: 2006-01-31
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A luggage loft assembly for supporting articles for overhead storage in a mass transit vehicle, the assembly comprising: an inner shell including: an outer shell having an inboard edge connected to an inboard edge of the inner shell and having an outboard edge connectable to a supporting structure in a vehicle interior, the outer shell being configured to define a portion of a longitudinal cavity bounded by the outer shell, a wall, and a ceiling of a vehicle; at least two stanchions, each having a lower end connected to the inboard edge of at least one of the inner and outer shells and each having an upper end connectable to a supporting structure in a vehicle interior; and the outer shell comprises an elongated inboard channel connected to the stanchions and an elongated outboard channel connectable to a supporting structure in a vehicle interior, the inboard channel having an outboard edge connected to an inboard edge of the outboard channel.