IP Library Granted Patent US 10,717,532
Granted Patent B2
US 10,717,532 · App. 16/160,802 · Granted Jul 21, 2020

Dual urinal lavatory monument

Inventors: Ian Geoffrey Scoley (Huntington Beach, CA); Scott Savian (Huntington Beach, CA)
Assignee: C&D ZODIAC, INC.
B64D11/02
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Patent No.
US 10,717,532
App. No.
16/160,802
Granted
Jul 21, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lavatory monument configured to be positioned in an aircraft interior that includes an enclosure that includes first, second, third and fourth walls, and defines a lavatory interior, a first lavatory compartment that includes a first urinal unit positioned therein, and a second lavatory compartment that includes a second urinal unit positioned therein. The first lavatory compartment includes a first door and the second lavatory compartment includes a second door. A divider wall separates at least a portion of the first lavatory compartment from at least a portion of the second lavatory compartment. The first door is positioned on one of the first or second walls and the second door is positioned on one of the first or third walls.

Claims (35)

1. A lavatory monument configured to be positioned in an aircraft interior, the lavatory monument comprising:

an enclosure that includes first, second, third and fourth walls, and defines a lavatory interior,

a first lavatory compartment that includes a first urinal unit positioned therein, wherein the first lavatory compartment includes a first door,

a second lavatory compartment that includes a second urinal unit positioned therein, wherein the second lavatory compartment includes a second door, wherein the first and second urinal units include shared plumbing and are for liquid relief only,

a divider wall separating at least a portion of the first lavatory compartment from at least a portion of the second lavatory compartment,

a plumbing enclosure that includes a first plumbing enclosure wall positioned in the first lavatory and a second plumbing enclosure wall positioned in the second lavatory, wherein the first plumbing enclosure wall extends between the divider wall and the fourth wall, wherein the second plumbing enclosure wall extends between the divider wall and the fourth wall, wherein the shared plumbing is housed within the plumbing enclosure,

wherein the first urinal unit is positioned on the first plumbing enclosure wall at a non-right angle to the divider wall, and wherein the second urinal unit is positioned on the second plumbing enclosure wall at a non-right angle to the divider wall,

wherein the first door is positioned on one of the first or second walls, and wherein the second door is positioned on one of the first or third walls, and

a first sanitizing wipes dispenser positioned in the first lavatory compartment and a second sanitizing wipes dispenser positioned in the second lavatory compartment, wherein the first and second lavatory compartments do not include washbasins therein.

2. The lavatory monument of claim 1 wherein the first sanitizing wipes dispenser is positioned on the first plumbing enclosure wall, and wherein the second sanitizing wipes dispenser is positioned on the second plumbing enclosure wall.

3. The lavatory monument of claim 1 wherein the first urinal unit is positioned at a 45° angle to the divider wall, and wherein the second urinal unit is positioned at a 45° angle to the divider wall.

4. The lavatory monument of claim 1 further comprising a third lavatory compartment, wherein the third lavatory compartment includes a conventional toilet therein.

5. The lavatory monument of claim 4 wherein the third lavatory compartment has approximately the same footprint as the first and second lavatory compartments combined.

6. The lavatory monument of claim 1 further comprising a trash enclosure that defines a trash interior, wherein the trash enclosure includes a first trash opening within the first lavatory compartment that opens to an interior of the trash enclosure and a second trash opening within the second lavatory compartment that opens to the interior of the trash enclosure.

7. The lavatory monument of claim 6 wherein the trash enclosure includes a trash access door that communicates the trash interior with an exterior of the enclosure.

8. The lavatory monument of claim 7 wherein the trash interior includes a trash receptacle positioned therein.

9. The lavatory monument of claim 6 wherein the trash enclosure includes a first trash enclosure wall positioned in the first lavatory and a second trash enclosure wall positioned in the second lavatory, wherein the first trash enclosure wall extends between the divider wall and the first wall at a non-right angle to the divider wall, and wherein the second trash enclosure wall extends between the divider wall and the first wall at a non-right angle to the divider wall.

10. The lavatory monument of claim 9 wherein the trash enclosure includes a first counter positioned on a top thereof in the first lavatory compartment and a second counter positioned on the top thereof in the second lavatory compartment.

11. A lavatory monument configured to be positioned in an aircraft interior, the lavatory monument comprising:

an enclosure that includes first, second, third, fourth and fifth walls, and defines a lavatory interior,

a first lavatory compartment that includes a first urinal unit positioned therein, wherein the first lavatory compartment includes a first door,

a second lavatory compartment that includes a second urinal unit positioned therein, wherein the second lavatory compartment includes a second door, wherein the first and second urinal units include shared plumbing and are for liquid relief only,

a divider wall separating at least a portion of the first lavatory compartment from at least a portion of the second lavatory compartment,

a plumbing enclosure that includes a first plumbing enclosure wall positioned in the first lavatory and a second plumbing enclosure wall positioned in the second lavatory, wherein the first plumbing enclosure wall extends between the divider wall and the fourth wall, wherein the second plumbing enclosure wall extends between the divider wall and the fourth wall, wherein the shared plumbing is housed within the plumbing enclosure,

wherein the first urinal unit is positioned on the first plumbing enclosure wall at a non-right angle to the divider wall, and wherein the second urinal unit is positioned on the second plumbing enclosure wall at a non-right angle to the divider wall,

a first sanitizing wipes dispenser positioned in the first lavatory compartment and a second sanitizing wipes dispenser positioned in the second lavatory compartment, wherein the first and second lavatory compartments do not include washbasins therein, and

a third lavatory compartment that includes a toilet positioned therein, wherein the third lavatory compartment includes a third door, wherein the fourth wall separates the third lavatory compartment from the first and second lavatory compartments,

wherein the first door is positioned on one of the first or second walls, wherein the second door is positioned on one of the first or third walls, and wherein the third door is positioned on the fifth wall.

12. The lavatory monument of claim 11 further comprising a plumbing enclosure, wherein the shared plumbing is housed within the plumbing enclosure, and wherein the plumbing enclosure is positioned between the first and second urinal units.

13. The lavatory monument of claim 11 wherein the first urinal unit is positioned at a non-right angle to the divider wall, and wherein the second urinal unit is positioned at a non-right angle to the divider wall.

14. The lavatory monument of claim 11 wherein the first urinal unit is positioned at a 45° angle to the divider wall, and wherein the second urinal unit is positioned at a 45° angle to the divider wall.

15. The lavatory monument of claim 11 wherein the third lavatory compartment has approximately the same footprint as the first and second lavatory compartments combined.

16. The lavatory monument of claim 11 further comprising a trash enclosure that defines a trash interior, wherein the trash enclosure includes a first trash opening within the first lavatory compartment that opens to an interior of the trash enclosure and a second trash opening within the second lavatory compartment that opens to the interior of the trash enclosure.

17. The lavatory monument of claim 16 wherein the trash enclosure includes a trash access door that communicates the trash interior with an exterior of the enclosure.

18. The lavatory monument of claim 17 wherein the trash interior includes a trash receptacle positioned therein.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 27, 2021
From: C&D ZODIAC, INC.
To: SAFRAN CABIN INC.
Reel/Frame 055126/0199 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 10, 2020
From: SCOLEY, IAN GEOFFREY; SAVIAN, SCOTT
To: C&D ZODIAC, INC.
Reel/Frame 052897/0332 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62578896 · Oct 30, 2017
Related Publication 20190127068A1 · May 2, 2019
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