ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,915, issued on March 18, was assigned to Safran Cabin Inc. (Huntington Beach, Calif.).
"Overhead storage bin pivot latch mechanism" was invented by Peter Fiala (Huntington Beach, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aircraft storage bin that includes a latch system that includes a pivot plate assembly, a mounting plate assembly and a latch button assembly. The pivot plate assembly includes a pivot plate attached to the bucket, a latch arm that is pivotally connected to the pivot plate and is pivotal between latched and unlatched positions, and a latch pawl that is pivotal between latched and unlatched positions. A latch activato...