Luggage bins for use with aircraft passenger cabins, and aircraft passenger
cabin ceilings, such as asymmetrical ceilings. In one embodiment, a luggage bin
includes a first portion configured to support luggage and a second portion having
an opening configured to receive the first portion when the luggage bin is in a
closed configuration. In one aspect of this embodiment, the second portion is positioned
proximate to a ceiling portion of an aircraft passenger cabin. A support member
extends upwardly from the first portion and includes an upper region fixedly attached
proximate to the second portion. In a further aspect of this embodiment, the support
member is extendable and retractable along an operating axis to move the first
portion up and down relative to the second portion to open and close the luggage bin.
