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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2003
Hau T. Pho, Seattle, WA (US);
Shawn A. Claflin, Lake Stevens, WA (US);
Robert J. Bengtsson, Mukilteo, WA (US);
Joel J. Peterson, Snohomish, WA (US);
Stephen H. Pickard, Kirkland, WA (US);
Hau T. Pho, Seattle, WA (US);
Shawn A. Claflin, Lake Stevens, WA (US);
Robert J. Bengtsson, Mukilteo, WA (US);
Joel J. Peterson, Snohomish, WA (US);
Stephen H. Pickard, Kirkland, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for increasing useable space within a mobile platform compartment, such as an aircraft lavatory, which is adjacent a predetermined area, such as a passenger doorway area, of the mobile platform. The apparatus generally includes a turntable module rotatably coupled to supporting structure within the mobile platform. The turntable module can be rotated to a first angular position in which the turntable module is substantially within the compartment but outside the predetermined area. The turntable module can also be rotated to a second angular position in which the turntable module is substantially within the predetermined area but outside the compartment. The turntable module supports at least one item, such as a lavatory sink, which is accessible from within the compartment when the turntable module is in the second angular position.