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US 2026/0060857 A1Published application
Wheelchair for an internal cabin of an aircraft
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsDarren Carl McIntosh, Christopher B. Singleton
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Abstract
A system and a method include a wheelchair, and a cart housing removably coupled to the wheelchair. The cart housing is configured to be selectively secured to and removed from the wheelchair. The system is operable as a galley cart when the cart housing is secured to the wheelchair. The system is operable as transfer chair when the cart housing is removed from the wheelchair.
Claims21
A system comprising:
- a wheelchair;
- and
- a cart housing removably coupled to the wheelchair, wherein the cart housing is configured to be selectively secured to and removed from the wheelchair, wherein the system is operable as a galley cart when the cart housing is secured to the wheelchair, and wherein the system is operable as transfer chair when the cart housing is removed from the wheelchair.
A method for a system comprising:
- a wheelchair;
- and
- a cart housing configured to be selectively secured to and removed from the wheelchair,
- the method comprising:
- removably coupling the cart housing to the wheelchair;
- operating the system as a galley cart when the cart housing is secured to the wheelchair;
- and
- operating the system as a transfer chair when the cart housing is removed from the wheelchair.
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A vehicle comprising:
- an internal cabin including a galley, wherein a cart compartment is within the galley;
- and
- a system comprising:
- a wheelchair;
- and
- a cart housing removably coupled to the wheelchair, wherein the cart housing is configured to be selectively secured to and removed from the wheelchair, wherein the system is operable as a galley cart when the cart housing is secured to the wheelchair, and wherein the system is operable as transfer chair when the cart housing is removed from the wheelchair, and wherein system having the cart housing secured to the wheelchair is stored within the cart compartment of the galley.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.