Patent ID: 11884401
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 15:
16. A vehicle comprising:
an internal cabin; and
a lavatory system within the internal cabin, the lavatory system comprising:
a first lavatory unit comprising a first toilet and a first sink;
a second lavatory adjacent to the first lavatory unit, wherein the second lavatory comprises a second toilet and a second sink;
a divider wall separating the first lavatory unit from the second lavatory unit;
a containment compartment common to the first lavatory unit and the second lavatory unit, wherein the containment compartment extends through the divider wall, wherein the containment compartment comprises:
a first interior end wall within the first lavatory unit;
a front wall;
a rear wall;
a base;
an upper counter;
a second interior end wall opposite from the first interior end wall, wherein the second interior end wall is within the second lavatory unit, wherein the first interior end wall, the front wall, the rear wall, the base, the upper counter, and the second interior end wall define a containment chamber of the containment compartment; and
an access door within one of the first lavatory unit or the second lavatory unit, wherein the access door extends substantially along an entire height of the front wall, wherein the access door is moveable between an open position and a closed position, wherein the containment compartment is exposed when the access door is in the open position, and wherein the containment compartment is closed when the access door is in the closed position;

a first trash opening in the first lavatory unit, wherein the first trash opening leads to a containment chamber of the containment compartment;
a second trash opening in the second lavatory unit, wherein the second trash opening leads to the containment chamber of the containment compartment; and
a trash container stored within the containment compartment.