Aircraft interior lavatory

- B/E Aerospace, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an aircraft interior lavatory showing our design including the context of a fore-positioned passenger seating arrangement.

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view thereof without the passenger seating arrangement; and,

FIG. 3 is a front side view thereof.

The broken line showing of the edge of the lavatory along the seat recessed area is included for the purpose of illustrating aircraft interior lavatory and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an aircraft interior lavatory, as shown.

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Patent History
Patent number: D853537
Type: Grant
Filed: May 8, 2017
Date of Patent: Jul 9, 2019
Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc. (Winston-Salem, NC)
Inventors: Don Cook (Arlington, WA), Liberty D. Harrington (Seattle, WA), Philipp Steiner (Seattle, WA), Robert K. Brauer (Seattle, WA), Trevor Skelly (Mercer Island, WA)
Primary Examiner: Robert A Delehanty
Application Number: 29/603,228
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Combined (13) (D23/271)