Patent ID: 8636251

Claim:
A transformable container assembly of an aircraft that is configured to accommodate luggage items, comprising: a housing module in an overhead region of the aircraft; a transformable container module configured to mount within the housing module in an upper position wherein the transformable container module fits substantially within the housing module and a lower position, protruding below the housing module; and the transformable container module configured to mount within the housing module in a movable chute state; said transformable container module comprises: a foldable ceiling segment which in a first position defines a first container storage volume that allows the transformable container module to move between the upper position and the lower position, and in a second position the ceiling segment is foldable upward to convert the transformable container module to a fixed container state having a second container storage volume which is greater than the first container storage volume and which fixes the transformable container module in the lower position.