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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark E Wentland, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Gregory J Oakes, Duvall, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D / ; B64D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2441185 ; 2441372 ;
Abstract
An overhead rest area is provided in the crown of an aircraft above the ceiling for the main passenger cabin. A permanent access stairway is provided at one end of the overhead rest area, and an emergency escape apparatus is provided at another location of the rest area. The emergency escape apparatus can include a slide swingable between a closed position in which its underside forms a smooth continuation of the ceiling of the passenger cabin and a downward swung open position providing an escape route from the overhead rest area to the passenger cabin.