Patent ID: 8814088

Claim:
A divider utilized to provide part of a visual separation between sections of a passenger cabin of a commercial aircraft, the divider comprising: a) a support arm fixedly connected to the frame of an aircraft in a plane above a passenger seat and extending below a luggage stowage compartment; b) a curtain attached to a lower edge of the support arm and projecting vertically below the support arm, c) a rigid view block adjacent the face of the luggage stowage compartment and configured to move therewith such that the view block is adjacent the face of the luggage stowage compartment while the luggage stowage compartment is in a closed position, and repositions when the stowage compartment is opened, and; d) wherein at least a portion of the view block is vertically higher than a lowermost edge of the support arm when the luggage stowage compartment is in the closed position and at least a portion of the view block is vertically lower than the lowermost edge of the support arm when the luggage stowage compartment is in the open position.