Patent ID: 6899299

Claim:
A luggage bin configured for use with a passenger cabin of an aircraft, the luggage bin comprising: a first portion configured to support luggage; a second portion having an opening, wherein the passenger cabin has an asymmetrical ceiling portion and the second portion is configured to be positioned adjacent to the asymmetrical ceiling portion, and wherein the first portion is configured to be positioned at least partially adjacent to the opening; and at least one support member extending upwardly from the first portion, the at least one support member having a lower region, an upper region, and an operating axis, the lower region being fixedly attached to the first portion, the upper region configured to be fixedly attached at least proximate to the ceiling portion of the passenger cabin, the at least one support member being extendable and retractable along the operating axis to linearly translate the carrying portion relative to the ceiling portion when the upper region of the at least one support member is fixedly attached at least proximate to the ceiling portion.