Patent ID: 7712704

Claim:
An aircraft cabin segment, comprising: at least one longitudinally extending aisle; seats disposed in rows that are transverse relative to the longitudinal aisle, wherein the seats of two successive rows are alternately disposed face-to-face and back-to-back; at least one transverse aisle positioned between the rows of the seats that are disposed face-to-face; a plurality of assemblies of baggage compartments that are aligned in a longitudinal direction of the aircraft cabin segment and positioned overhead, wherein the baggage compartments of each one of the plurality of assemblies are positioned above a respective row of the seats such that only two of the plurality of assemblies are positioned above two rows of the seats that are disposed back-to-back, and the baggage compartments are not positioned above the at least one longitudinally extending aisle and the at least one transverse aisle such that a ceiling of the aircraft cabin segment forms a sinusoidal wave along the longitudinal direction of the aircraft cabin segment having a trough above the rows of the seats that are disposed back-to-back and a crest above the at least one transverse aisle positioned between the rows of the seats that are disposed face-to-face; and ventilation outlets disposed between the assemblies of the baggage compartments positioned above the rows of the seats that are disposed face-to-face to circulate air to the rows of the seats that are disposed face-to-face.