US 12,263,946 B2
Installment system for overhead bins
Nathan Earl Esau, Wichita, KS (US); and Jonathan Lynn Headrick, Peck, KS (US)
Assigned to Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US)
Filed by Textron Aviation Inc., Wichita, KS (US)
Filed on Nov. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/056,892.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/281,222, filed on Nov. 19, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0159170 A1, May 25, 2023
Int. Cl. B64D 11/00 (2006.01); B64C 1/06 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 11/003 (2013.01) [B64C 1/066 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An installment system for an overhead bin in an aircraft, comprising:
a receptacle mechanically coupled to a structure above a cabin ceiling of the aircraft via a bracket, wherein the receptacle protrudes through an opening in a liner disposed on an underside of the cabin ceiling; and
a bin having a top side with at least one attachment point, the at least one attachment point comprising:
a stud mechanically coupled to the top side; and
a screw disposed within the stud,
wherein the stud comprises a rounded flange configured to insert into the receptacle for removably securing the bin beneath the liner.