Overhead luggage container, particularly for airplanes

An overhead luggage stowage container for an airplane, comprising:

• a container part having a fixed part and a part movably connected with said fixed part, said movable container part including a luggage-receiving tray that is movably connected with the fixed container part;
• at least one reinforcing structure connected with the container part and arranged substantially in the direction of a longitudinal extension of the container part;
• at least one device for suspension of said container part from a supporting structure of the airplane;
• and
• at least one rigid connection element respectively arranged on each side of the container part and extending between the reinforcing structure and the suspension device, said rigid connection elements oriented to be substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal extension of the container part and positively connected with the reinforcing structure and the suspension device.

An overhead luggage stowage container for an airplane, comprising:

• a container part;
• at least one reinforcing structure connected with the container part and arranged substantially in the direction of a longitudinal extension of the container part, said reinforcing structure including at least one metal carrier extending in the longitudinal direction of the container part and projecting laterally of the container;
• at least one device for suspension of said container part from a supporting structure of the airplane;
• and
• at least one rigid connection element respectively arranged on each side of the container part and extending between the reinforcing structure and the suspension device, said rigid connection elements oriented to be substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal extension of the container part and positively connected with the reinforcing structure and the suspension device.