Lavatory door lock indicator with improved visibility

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United States of America

PATENT NO 12172754
APP PUB NO 20240101257A1
SERIAL NO

17953583

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A locking assembly of a lavatory door in an aircraft, comprising: a locking mechanism; and an occupancy indicator. The occupancy indicator is configured with a display that enables viewing of a status of the lavatory of availability or is occupancy. The position of the locking mechanism and occupancy indicator has been changed from a higher location on the lavatory door that approximates a line-of-sight from a standing position at the lavatory door to a lower location that approximates the line-of-sight from a seated position at the lavatory door. The display of the occupancy indicator is configured with a plurality of display angles to display the status comprising at least a first display angle to allow viewing from the line-of-sight in the standing position and at a second display angle to allow viewing from the line-of-sight in a seated lower position at the lavatory door.

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B/E AEROSPACE INC150 OAK PLAZA BLVD WINSTON-SALEM NC 27105

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ellis, Brent Bothell, US 3 1
Forster, Charles F Arlington, US 8 9
Ruiz, Lara Oscar Kirkland, US 25 22
Vaninetti, Travis John Bothell, US 5 0

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