Adaptable toilet systems and methods
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsJared Arthur Bowen, Cynthia Anne Vandewall, Christopher Kenneth Cooley, Henry LaCrosse Levesque
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Abstract
A system and a method include a shroud including a basin, and a sit toilet moveably coupled to the shroud. The sit toilet is moveable between a first configuration in which the sit toilet is disposed over the basin, and a second configuration in which the sit toilet is moved away from the shroud to expose the basin. The basin provides one or both of a squat toilet or a urinal when the sit toilet is in the second configuration.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a shroud including a basin;
- and
- a sit toilet moveably coupled to the shroud, wherein the sit toilet is moveable between a first configuration in which the sit toilet is disposed over the basin, and a second configuration in which the sit toilet is moved away from the shroud to expose the basin, and wherein the basin provides one or both of a squat toilet or a urinal when the sit toilet is in the second configuration.
An aircraft comprising:
- an internal cabin;
- a lavatory within the internal cabin;
- and
- a system within the lavatory, the system comprising:
- a shroud including a basin;
- and
- a sit toilet moveably coupled to the shroud, wherein the sit toilet is moveable between a first configuration in which the sit toilet is disposed over the basin, and a second configuration in which the sit toilet is moved away from the shroud to expose the basin, and wherein the basin provides one or both of a squat toilet or a urinal when the sit toilet is in the second configuration.
A method for a system including a shroud having a basin, and a sit toilet moveably coupled to the shroud, the method comprising:
- moving the sit toilet between a first configuration in which the sit toilet is disposed over the basin, and a second configuration in which the sit toilet is moved away from the shroud to expose the basin, wherein the basin provides one or both of a squat toilet or a urinal when the sit toilet is in the second configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.