Aircraft crew rest station for a long distance airline flight
AssigneeBE Intellectual Property, Inc.
InventorBrian W. Moore
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Abstract
The aircraft crew rest station for a long distance airline flight includes an overhead crew rest portion contoured to occupy the space between the curved top portion of the hull of the aircraft and the lowered ceiling of the aircraft, and an entry vestibule providing access to the overhead crew rest portion. The overhead crew rest portion includes contains one or more forward, aft, and side bunk portions. The crew rest station can be located approximately in the aircraft midsection. In one presently preferred embodiment, the overhead crew rest portion comprises forward, aft, and side bunk portions configured in cross-wise fashion. The vestibule also provides a lavatory area, as well as a closet space.
Claims8
In an aircraft crew rest station for a long distance airline flight, the aircraft having a hull with a curved top portion, a lowered ceiling, a space therebetween, and an overhead crew rest portion contoured to occupy the space between the curved top portion of the hull of the aircraft and the lowered ceiling of the aircraft, said space overlying a passenger seating area within the hull of the aircraft, said space further separated from said passenger seating area by said ceiling over said passenger seating area, the improvement comprising:
- a central entry way disposed in said overhead crew rest portion;
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- a central entry vestibule connected to said passenger seating area and providing direct access to said central entry way of said overhead crew rest portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.