Trash containment systems and methods

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11247841-B2
Application number	US-201816001380-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 6, 2018
Priority date	Jun 6, 2018
Publication date	Feb 15, 2022
Grant date	Feb 15, 2022

Abstract

A trash containment system and method includes a container housing including one or more panels that define a retaining chamber within the container housing. The retaining chamber is configured to removably receive and retain a trash container. The container housing is configured to be retained within a compartment of a monument. A door is configured to be moved between an open position and a closed position. The retaining chamber is exposed in the open position and closed in the closed position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A trash containment system comprising:
a container housing including one or more panels that define a retaining chamber within the container housing, wherein the retaining chamber is configured to removably receive and retain a trash container, wherein the container housing is configured to be retained within a compartment of a monument;
rails secured to interior surfaces of the one or more panels, wherein the rails are configured to retain the trash container within the retaining chamber, wherein the rails comprise a trash director that downwardly slopes from a top end towards a bottom end, wherein the trash director is configured to direct trash towards the retaining chamber; and
a door that forms a front of the container housing, wherein the door is configured to be moved between an open position and a closed position, wherein the retaining chamber is exposed in the open position and closed in the closed position, and wherein the door comprises:
an inlet that leads to the retaining chamber; and
an access flap moveably secured to the inlet.

2. The trash containment system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more panels comprise:
a first panel; and
a second panel, wherein the first panel and the second panel define the retaining chamber.

3. The trash containment system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more panels comprise:
a first panel that provides a first lateral wall and a top wall; and
a second panel connected to the first panel and that provides a second lateral wall, a rear wall, and a base wall, wherein the retaining chamber is defined by the first lateral wall, the top wall, the second lateral wall, the rear wall, and the base wall, wherein the first panel and the second panel overlay at least portions of interior surfaces of one or both of the compartment or a wall of the monument.

4. The trash container system of claim 1 , further comprising a seal around a front periphery of the one or more panels, wherein the seal provides a sealing interface between the one or more panels and the door in the closed position.

5. The trash containment system of claim 1 , wherein the compartment is defined by one or both of interior walls of the cabinet or one or more walls of the monument.

6. The trash containment system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first latch coupled to the door; and
a second latch coupled to the door.

7. The trash containment system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more panels are formed of a composite material.

8. The trash containment system of claim 7 , wherein the composite material comprises a core sandwiched between opposed first and second skins, wherein the core includes a plurality of interconnected honeycomb cells.

9. A method of making a trash containment system, the method comprising:
forming a container housing from one or more panels that define a retaining chamber within the container housing;
coupling a door adjacent the container housing such that the door forms a front of the container housing;
coupling the door to a cabinet adjacent to a compartment; and
positioning rails on interior surfaces of the one or more panels, wherein the positioning the rails comprises forming a trash director that downwardly slopes from a top end towards a bottom end, wherein the trash director is configured to direct trash towards the retaining chamber, wherein the rails are configured to securely retain the trash container within the retaining chamber.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the forming comprises coupling a first panel and a second panel together to define the retaining chamber.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the forming comprises:
folding a first panel to define a first lateral wall and a top wall; and
folding a second panel to define a second lateral wall, a rear wall, and a base wall, the second panel being connected to the first panel, wherein the retaining chamber is defined by the first lateral wall, the top wall, the second lateral wall, the rear wall, and the base wall, wherein the first panel and the second panel overlay at least portions of interior surfaces of one or both of a compartment or a wall of a lavatory.

12. The method of claim 9 , further comprising coupling a first latch and a second latch to the door.

13. The method of claim 9 , further comprising positioning a seal around a front periphery of the one or more panels, wherein the seal provides a sealing interface between the one or more panels and the door in the closed position.

14. An interior monument for use in a vehicle, the interior monument comprising:
a cabinet having a compartment; and
a trash containment system within the cabinet, the trash containment system comprising:
a container housing including a first panel and a second panel formed of a composite material including a core sandwiched between opposed first and second skins, wherein the core includes a plurality of interconnected honeycomb cells, wherein the first panel and the second panel are formed and coupled together to define a retaining chamber, wherein the retaining chamber is configured to removably receive and retain a trash container, wherein the container housing is retained within the compartment;
rails secured to interior surfaces of one or both of the first panel or the second panel, wherein the rails are configured to retain the trash container within the retaining chamber, and wherein the rails comprise a trash director that downwardly slopes from a top end towards a bottom end, wherein the trash director is configured to direct trash towards the retaining chamber; and
a door that forms a front of the container housing and is configured to be moved between an open position and a closed position, wherein the door is coupled to the cabinet adjacent the compartment, wherein the door comprises:
an inlet that leads to the retaining chamber; and
an access flap moveably secured to the inlet.

15. The interior monument of claim 14 , further comprising:
a first latch positioned proximate to a bottom edge of the door; and
a second latch positioned proximate to a top edge of the door, wherein the first latch and the second latch are configured to latchably engage the first panel and the second panel.

16. The interior monument of claim 14 , further comprising a seal around a front periphery of the one or more panels, wherein the seal provides a sealing interface between the one or more panels and the door in the closed position.

17. The trash containment system of claim 1 , wherein the door is coupled to a cabinet adjacent the compartment.

18. A trash containment system comprising:
a container housing including one or more panels that define a retaining chamber within the container housing, wherein the retaining chamber is configured to removably receive and retain a trash container, wherein the container housing is configured to be retained within a compartment of a monument, wherein the one or more panels comprise a first panel that provides a first lateral wall and a top wall; and a second panel connected to the first panel and that provides a second lateral wall, a rear wall, and a base wall, wherein the retaining chamber is defined by the first lateral wall, the top wall, the second lateral wall, the rear wall, and the base wall, and wherein the first panel and the second panel overlay at least portions of interior surfaces of one or both of the compartment or a wall of the monument;
rails secured to interior surfaces of one or both of the first panel or the second panel, wherein the rails are configured to retain the trash

Assignees

• Boeing Co

Inventors

• Young Stephen M
• Freyling Brandon Wayne
• Swanson Kevin Griffith

Classifications

• B65F1/1426 Primary

  Housings, cabinets or enclosures for refuse receptacles (B65F1/006, B65F1/1452 take precedence) · CPC title

• B65F2210/148

  Locking means · CPC title

• B65F2210/13

  Double walls · CPC title

• Y02T50/40

  Weight reduction · CPC title

• B65F1/08

  with rigid inserts · CPC title