Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Pivot bin assembly with minimal force required for closing
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Application No.: US14924607Application Date: 2015-10-27
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Publication No.: US09789963B2Publication Date: 2017-10-17
- Inventor: Scott Savian
- Applicant: C&D ZODIAC, INC.
- Applicant Address: US CA Huntington Beach
- Assignee: C&D Zodiac, Inc.
- Current Assignee: C&D Zodiac, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Huntington Beach
- Agency: Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP
- Agent Brennan C. Swain, Esq.
- Main IPC: B64D11/00
- IPC: B64D11/00 ; B60Q3/43

Abstract:
An aircraft storage bin that includes an upper housing, and a bucket pivotally connected to the upper housing that cooperates with the upper housing to define a bin interior. The bucket includes a bottom, a front edge, first and second opposing side walls extending upwardly from the bottom and a center of gravity. The bucket pivots about a pivot axis with respect to the upper housing between an open position and a closed position. The center of gravity of the bucket is positioned below the pivot axis when the bucket is in the closed position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160083090A1 PIVOT BIN ASSEMBLY WITH MINIMAL FORCE REQUIRED FOR CLOSING Public/Granted day:2016-03-24
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