Invention Application
- Patent Title: LAVATORY WITH EXPANDABLE DOOR
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Application No.: US17645125Application Date: 2021-12-20
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Publication No.: US20220212774A1Publication Date: 2022-07-07
- Inventor: Gregory T. Eisele , James A. Fullerton
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Main IPC: B64C1/14
- IPC: B64C1/14 ; E06B3/01 ; E06B3/48 ; E06B3/50 ; E06B5/00 ; B64D11/02

Abstract:
A lavatory is provided which includes a plurality of walls including a first wall having a doorway, and an expandable door. The expandable door includes a main panel having dimensions that conform to the doorway and a main hinge connecting the main panel to the first wall. The lavatory further includes a latch. The main panel is configured to, in a deployed state, increase in at least one dimension to form a privacy barrier around an expansion zone located outside of the plurality of walls. The latch is configured to lock the expandable door in place in the deployed state.
Public/Granted literature
- US12065245B2 Lavatory with expandable door Public/Granted day:2024-08-20
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