Patent ID: 8814089

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