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

Claim 0:
1. A lavatory system within an internal cabin of a vehicle, the lavatory system comprising:
a first lavatory unit comprising a first toilet;
a second lavatory adjacent to the first lavatory unit, wherein the second lavatory unit comprises a second toilet; and
a containment compartment common to the first lavatory unit and the second lavatory unit, 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.