US 12,391,383 B2
Aircraft lavatory seat with reduced risk of injuries
Mark R Gurvich, Middletown, CT (US)
Assigned to B/E Aerospace Inc., Winston Salem, NC (US)
Filed by B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston Salem, NC (US)
Filed on Sep. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/951,897.
Prior Publication US 2024/0101256 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. B64D 11/02 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 11/02 (2013.01) 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
9. An aircraft, comprising:
a toilet disposed in a lavatory, the toilet comprising:
a front end, a back end, a top end, and a bottom end;
a toilet bowl defined by the front end, the back end, the top end, and the bottom end; and
a toilet seat coupled to the toilet bowl on the top end;
a tube having a first end coupled to the toilet toward the top end and a second end extending above the top end;
a closure configured to cover the second end of the tube, wherein the closure is accessible to an occupant of the lavatory, wherein the closure is at least one of a cap or a film, and wherein the closure is removably coupled to the second end of the tube such that the closure is configured to at least one of translate away from the tube, unscrew from the tube, or be punctured;
a waste tank;
a fluid conduit extending from the toilet bowl to the waste tank; and
a vacuum generator operatively coupled to the waste tank such that the vacuum generator is configured to cause a waste removal process between the toilet bowl, the waste tank, and the fluid conduit.