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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2022
Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International, Inc., Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Ashley Himmelmann, Hartford, CT (US);
Daniel J. Kaplan, Melbourne Beach, FL (US);
Jake Rohrig, Simsbury, CT (US);
Rachel L LaDue, Manchester, CT (US);
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND SPACE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC., Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Abstract
A toilet for a zero-gravity condition, having: a seat extending from a first end to a second end, and from a first side to a second side; a leg rest at the first end of the seat that is level with the seat; a backrest at the second end of the seat that extends away from the seat, toward an outer end of the toilet, a first sidewall at the first side of the seat and a second sidewall at the second side of the seat, the sidewalls extend away from the seat toward the outer end of the toilet; a basin extending away from the seat toward an inner end of the toilet; a first inflatable member extending about the leg rest, the sidewalls and the backrest, the first inflatable member is configured to inflate against a back, sides and under legs of a person seated against the seat.