US 12,258,127 B2
Convertible aircraft cabin monument
Darren Carl McIntosh, Mukilteo, WA (US); and Jeff Siegmeth, Bothell, WA (US)
Assigned to THE BOEING COMPANY, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Oct. 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/499,196.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/122,103, filed on Dec. 7, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0177136 A1, Jun. 9, 2022
Int. Cl. B64D 11/02 (2006.01); B64D 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 11/0023 (2013.01) [B64D 11/02 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fully enclosed convertible aircraft cabin temporary lavatory comprising:
a plurality of moveable wall sections, said plurality of moveable wall sections in communication with a plurality of fixed structures, said plurality of moveable wall sections configured to convert from a stowed wall section configuration to a deployed wall section configuration in a deployed state to form the fully enclosed convertible aircraft cabin temporary lavatory in the deployed wall section configuration when an aircraft is in flight, two of said plurality of movable wall sections in the deployed wall section configuration comprising:
a first folding wall section foldably attached to a fixed wall section of a first fixed monument and a second folding wall section foldable attached to a fixed wall section of a second fixed monument, said first fixed monument and said second fixed monument each located outside of and adjacent to the aircraft cabin egress pathway, said first fixed monument and said second fixed monument further each located outside of and adjacent to an attendant area, said first folding wall section and said second folding wall section configured to combine to form a temporary lavatory back wall section, said temporary lavatory back wall section positioned adjacent to an aircraft door in the deployed wall section configuration;
a further two of the plurality of moveable wall sections in the deployed wall section configuration comprising a first door section and a second door section, the first door section and the second door section configured to form a temporary lavatory entry door in the fully enclosed convertible aircraft cabin temporary lavatory;
wherein the first door section is positioned behind the first folding wall section in the stowed wall section configuration;
wherein the second door section is positioned behind the second folding wall section in the stowed wall section configuration;
wherein said fully enclosed convertible aircraft cabin temporary lavatory in the deployed wall section configuration in the deployed state comprises a deployed monument footprint;
wherein the fully enclosed convertible aircraft cabin temporary lavatory in the deployed wall section configuration in the deployed state overlaps at least a portion of an aircraft cabin egress pathway; and
wherein the fully enclosed convertible aircraft cabin temporary lavatory in the deployed state is configured to occupy aircraft cabin egress pathway space during flight, said aircraft cabin egress pathway space maintained as unobstructed aircraft cabin egress pathway space during takeoff and landing.