Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for transferring individuals to and from a toilet of a lavatory
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Application No.: US17732738Application Date: 2022-04-29
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Publication No.: US12030637B2Publication Date: 2024-07-09
- Inventor: Darren Carl McIntosh , Timothy Richard Randall
- Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: The Small Patent Law Group LLC
- Agent Joseph M. Butscher
- Main IPC: A61G5/00
- IPC: A61G5/00 ; A61G5/10 ; B64D11/02

Abstract:
A system configured to transfer an individual between an area and a toilet within a lavatory includes a base, one or more rollers coupled to the base, and a seating assembly coupled to the base. The seating assembly includes a backrest, a toilet overlay seat configured to be disposed over the toilet, and a seat cover that is movable between a covering position over the toilet overlay seat, and a lavatory use position in which the toilet overlay seat is exposed. A counterbalance is coupled to one or both of the base or the seating assembly. The counterbalance is moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position in relation to the toilet.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230002055A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING INDIVIDUALS TO AND FROM A TOILET OF A LAVATORY Public/Granted day:2023-01-05
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