US 12,290,480 B2
Aft row closet with wheelchair accommodation and bassinet mount
Mark B. Dowty, Rural Hall, NC (US)
Assigned to B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed by B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed on Mar. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/118,545.
Prior Publication US 2024/0299222 A1, Sep. 12, 2024
Int. Cl. A61G 3/08 (2006.01); B64D 11/06 (2006.01)
CPC A61G 3/0808 (2013.01) [B64D 11/06 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A closet configured to be positioned behind a seat row positioned alongside a tapering rear section of an aircraft passenger cabin formed between a tapering exterior wall and a longitudinal aisle, the closet comprising:
a first portion configured to be positioned behind the seat row and extend from the tapering exterior wall to the longitudinal aisle; and
a second portion, continuous with the first portion and tapering in a longitudinal direction, configured to extend longitudinally forward into a gap space formed between the tapering exterior wall and an outboard side of the seat row;
wherein:
the first portion and the second portion together form a continuous interior space;
each of the first portion and the second portion extend upward from floor level;
the continuous interior space is accessible from a rear facing side of the first portion of the closet; and
the second portion supports, on a top of the second portion, a passenger accessory positioned outside of the continuous interior space, the passenger accessory accessible from the seat row.