PRM-accessible aircraft lavatory
US12312087B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 19, 2020 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 4, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64D2011/0046
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An accessible lavatory unit (103) for an aircraft cabin (102) is disclosed. The lavatory unit (103) is configurable between an able-bodied configuration and a PRM-accessible configuration. In the able-bodied configuration the lavatory unit has a first internal floor space (132) and there is a cabin floor space (130) external to the lavatory unit (103). The lavatory unit (103) is expandable into the PRM-accessible configuration in which the lavatory unit (103) is expanded to have a second internal floor space (132), the second internal floor space (132) encompassing a region of the cabin floor space (130). A sink for an aircraft lavatory unit is also disclosed.
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