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Automated door locking system for aircraft lavatory

US4994722A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 2, 1989
Grant dateFeb 19, 1991
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Expiry dateOct 2, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S292/25
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A system for automatically locking a lavatory door on an aircraft from a remote location comprises means for activating the system, means for sensing the presence of a person in the lavatory, means for locking the lavatory when it is unoccupied and means for selectively overriding the system to allow entry by authorized personnel.

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