Patent ID: 7934679
Filing Date: 2011-05-03
Classification: B64D

Abstract:
1. A private passenger compartment for a passenger during an aircraft flight comprising: a plurality of compartment walls that are at least 1.5 m high and define a compartment space, one of said compartment walls having a bed storage space, and said compartment walls including two opposed side walls and two opposed end walls that interconnect the side walls and define the compartment space, a doorway in one of the side walls that enables access to the compartment from an aisle, with the doorway being positioned centrally in the side wall and dividing the side wall into two sections with one section on each side of the doorway, one passenger chair only that is disposed in the compartment space and suitable for take off and landing of the aircraft and is foldable between a first seating position and a second support position, a bed that is foldable between a horizontal sleep position in the compartment space and a vertical storage position in a bed storage space, at least one of (a) a credenza that may house a table assembly and (b) a seat located in the compartment space and adjacent a wall that is opposite said wall having the bed storage space, wherein said chair, said bed and said at least one of said credenza and said seat are structurally interactive such that they can be selectively arranged in a number of different configurations adapted for relaxation, work, and sleep, wherein when the chair is in the first seating position, a person can sit upright in the chair in at least one of the relaxation and work configurations; wherein when the chair is in the second support position, a back portion of the chair can be folded forward over a seat portion of the chair to define a support for the bed when the bed is in the sleep position in the sleep configuration, with the bed being supported on the back portion and wherein the back portion and the seat portion are below the bed and do not form an extension of the bed; and wherein, at least one of the seat and the credenza defines a support for the bed when the bed is in the sleep position in the sleep configuration.