Trash containment systems and methods
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsStephen M. Young, Brandon Wayne Freyling, Kevin Griffith Swanson
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Abstract
A trash containment system and method includes a container housing including one or more panels that define a retaining chamber within the container housing. The retaining chamber is configured to removably receive and retain a trash container. The container housing is configured to be retained within a compartment of a monument. A door is configured to be moved between an open position and a closed position. The retaining chamber is exposed in the open position and closed in the closed position.
Claims20
A trash containment system comprising:
- a container housing including one or more panels that define a retaining chamber within the container housing, wherein the retaining chamber is configured to removably receive and retain a trash container, wherein the container housing is configured to be retained within a compartment of a monument;
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- a door that is configured to be moved between an open position and a closed position, wherein the retaining chamber is exposed in the open position and closed in the closed position.
A method of making a trash containment system, the method comprising:
- forming a container housing from one or more panels that define a retaining chamber within the container housing;
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- coupling a door adjacent the container housing such that the door forms a front of the container housing.
An interior monument for use in a vehicle, the interior monument comprising:
- a cabinet having a compartment;
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- a trash containment system within the cabinet, the trash containment system comprising:
- a container housing including a first panel and a second panel formed of a composite material, wherein the first panel and the second panel are formed and coupled together to define a retaining chamber, wherein the retaining chamber is configured to removably receive and retain a trash container, wherein the container housing is retained within the compartment;
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- a door that forms a front of the container housing and is configured to be moved between an open position and a closed position, wherein the door is coupled to the cabinet adjacent the compartment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.