Arrangement for increased passengers utilization in mobile units
OwnerWolfgang P. Platzerinventor
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Abstract
This invention relates to an arrangement permitting passengers in mobile units, such as coaches or trains, to stay both by day and by night in a lower and an upper one of two superposed passenger accommodations (1a, 1b) that are formed by one passenger accommodation (1) being converted into the two superposed passenger accommodations (1a, 1b) by the lowering of a ceiling element (33) which is arranged in a raisable and lowerable fashion in the passenger accommodation (1). To permit enhanced utilization of both the lower and the upper passenger accommodations (1a, 1b) by day as well as by night, the ceiling element (33) comprises at least one seat (36-39) which is convertible into at least one berth.
Claims10
An arrangement for increased utilization of a passenger accommodation in a mobile unit, such as a coach or a train, during day and night, which arrangement comprises:
- (a) a ceiling element partially defining a passenger accommodation space, the ceiling element being moveable downwardly to a lower position for dividing the accommodation space into upper and lower compartments;
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- (b) the ceiling element including an upper legroom space formed therein and at least one upper seat, the upper seat including at least one upper berth element and being convertible into at least one upper berth in the upper compartment by disposing the upper berth element in the upper legroom space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.