IP Library Granted Patent US 10,392,112
Granted Patent B2
US 10,392,112 · App. 15/130,835 · Granted Aug 27, 2019

Lavatory with stowage compartment

Inventors: James C. Grieve (Arlington, WA); William J. Banfield (Lake Stevens, WA); Frank E. Hashberger (Snohomish, WA)
Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
B64D11/02A47K4/00
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Patent No.
US 10,392,112
App. No.
15/130,835
Granted
Aug 27, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An aircraft lavatory comprising an enclosure having a door, a first side wall, a rear wall, a ceiling, and a second side wall, wherein the second side wall includes a sink, the second side wall defining a plane and wherein the sink is inwardly disposed from said plane. To create space for a stowage compartment, an additional side wall parallel to, and adjacent to, said second side wall is formed. This space houses a stowage compartment accessible from outside said lavatory, the stowage compartment formed between said second side wall and said additional wall.

Claims (5)

1. An aircraft lavatory with a stowage compartment, comprising:

an enclosure having a door, a first side wall, a rear wall, a ceiling, and a second side wall, wherein the second side wall includes a sink, the second side wall defining a plane and wherein the sink is inwardly disposed from said plane with respect to said first side wall;

an additional side wall parallel to, and adjacent to, and outwardly disposed from said second side wall and said sink with respect to said first side wall, creating a first space between the second side wall and the additional side wall forming an amenities area; and

a lockable stowage compartment disposed above the sink and accessible from outside said lavatory, the stowage compartment formed in a second space between said second side wall and said additional wall.

2. The aircraft lavatory with a stowage compartment of claim 1 , wherein said stowage compartment comprises a slide out drawer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 16, 2019
From: GRIEVE, JAMES C.; BANFIELD, WILLIAM J.; HASHBERGER, FRANK E.
To: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.
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Continuity (3)
Continuation 14036273 · Sep 25, 2013
Provisional Application 61707422 · Sep 28, 2012
Related Publication 20160257406A1 · Sep 8, 2016