Patent ID: 9708062
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: B64D

Claim:
1. An aircraft lavatory, comprising: a first wall extending inwardly from a second wall; a third wall extending inwardly from the second wall, wherein the third wall is spaced apart from the first wall by a predetermined distance; a fourth wall connecting the first wall to the third wall, wherein the first wall, the second wall, the third wall, and the fourth wall together establish an enclosure encompassing a lavatory area; a countertop disposed adjacent to the first wall, extending along at least a portion of the first wall; a sink disposed at a position in the countertop, wherein the countertop defines an under-countertop recess free from obstructions; a toilet disposed adjacent to both the second wall and the third wall, wherein the toilet defines a toilet area that occupies a portion of the lavatory area and wherein the toilet defines a toilet axis bisecting the toilet; and a door extending from a first predetermined position on the third wall to a second predetermined position on the fourth wall such that the door defines an intersection between the third wall and the fourth wall, wherein a line extending substantially perpendicularly from a center point between the first predetermined position and the second predetermined position defines an access axis disposed at an access angle with respect to the toilet axis; wherein, when a person in a wheelchair enters the lavatory area in a forward-facing direction along the access axis, the countertop recess accommodates at least a portion of the person's legs when the person in the wheelchair is positioned along the access axis, thereby permitting the person to transition from the wheelchair to the toilet by shifting the person's body through the access angle, wherein the countertop recess is defined in part by a recess wall, wherein a leg space is defined between the recess wall and the toilet, and wherein the leg space accommodates at least a portion of the person's legs therein when the person in the wheelchair is positioned along the access axis.