Dual urinal lavatory monument

Abstract

A lavatory monument configured to be positioned in an aircraft interior that includes an enclosure that includes first, second, third and fourth walls, and defines a lavatory interior, a first lavatory compartment that includes a first urinal unit positioned therein, and a second lavatory compartment that includes a second urinal unit positioned therein. The first lavatory compartment includes a first door and the second lavatory compartment includes a second door. A divider wall separates at least a portion of the first lavatory compartment from at least a portion of the second lavatory compartment. The first door is positioned on one of the first or second walls and the second door is positioned on one of the first or third walls.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A lavatory monument configured to be positioned in an aircraft interior, the lavatory monument comprising:
 an enclosure that includes first, second, third and fourth walls, and defines a lavatory interior,   a first lavatory compartment that includes a first urinal unit positioned therein, wherein the first lavatory compartment includes a first door,   a second lavatory compartment that includes a second urinal unit positioned therein, wherein the second lavatory compartment includes a second door, wherein the first and second urinal units include shared plumbing and are for liquid relief only,   a divider wall separating at least a portion of the first lavatory compartment from at least a portion of the second lavatory compartment,   a plumbing enclosure that includes a first plumbing enclosure wall positioned in the first lavatory and a second plumbing enclosure wall positioned in the second lavatory, wherein the first plumbing enclosure wall extends between the divider wall and the fourth wall, wherein the second plumbing enclosure wall extends between the divider wall and the fourth wall, wherein the shared plumbing is housed within the plumbing enclosure,   wherein the first urinal unit is positioned on the first plumbing enclosure wall at a non-right angle to the divider wall, and wherein the second urinal unit is positioned on the second plumbing enclosure wall at a non-right angle to the divider wall, and   wherein the first door is positioned on one of the first or second walls, and wherein the second door is positioned on one of the first or third walls.   
     
     
         2 . The lavatory monument of  claim 1  further comprising a trash enclosure that defines a trash interior, wherein the trash enclosure includes a first trash opening within the first lavatory compartment that opens to an interior of the trash enclosure and a second trash opening within the second lavatory compartment that opens to the interior of the trash enclosure. 
     
     
         3 . The lavatory monument of  claim 2  wherein the trash enclosure includes a trash access door that communicates the trash interior with an exterior of the enclosure. 
     
     
         4 . The lavatory monument of  claim 3  wherein the trash interior includes a trash receptacle positioned therein. 
     
     
         5 . The lavatory monument of  claim 2  wherein the trash enclosure includes a first trash enclosure wall positioned in the first lavatory and a second trash enclosure wall positioned in the second lavatory, wherein the first trash enclosure wall extends between the divider wall and the first wall at a non-right angle to the divider wall, and wherein the second trash enclosure wall extends between the divider wall and the first wall at a non-right angle to the divider wall. 
     
     
         6 . The lavatory monument of  claim 1  wherein the first urinal unit is positioned at an approximately 45° angle to the divider wall, and wherein the second urinal unit is positioned at an approximately 45° angle to the divider wall. 
     
     
         7 . The lavatory monument of  claim 1  further comprising a third lavatory compartment, wherein the third lavatory compartment includes a conventional toilet therein. 
     
     
         8 . The lavatory monument of  claim 7  wherein the third lavatory compartment has approximately the same footprint as the first and second lavatory compartments combined. 
     
     
         9 . The lavatory monument of  claim 5  wherein the trash enclosure includes a first counter positioned on a top thereof in the first lavatory compartment and a second counter positioned on the top thereof in the second lavatory compartment. 
     
     
         10 . A lavatory monument configured to be positioned in an aircraft interior, the lavatory monument comprising:
 an enclosure that includes first, second, third, fourth and fifth walls, and defines a lavatory interior,   a first lavatory compartment that includes a first urinal unit positioned therein, wherein the first lavatory compartment includes a first door,   a second lavatory compartment that includes a second urinal unit positioned therein, wherein the second lavatory compartment includes a second door, wherein the first and second urinal units include shared plumbing and are for liquid relief only,   a divider wall separating at least a portion of the first lavatory compartment from at least a portion of the second lavatory compartment,   a plumbing enclosure that includes a first plumbing enclosure wall positioned in the first lavatory and a second plumbing enclosure wall positioned in the second lavatory, wherein the first plumbing enclosure wall extends between the divider wall and the fourth wall, wherein the second plumbing enclosure wall extends between the divider wall and the fourth wall, wherein the shared plumbing is housed within the plumbing enclosure,   wherein the first urinal unit is positioned on the first plumbing enclosure wall at a non-right angle to the divider wall, and wherein the second urinal unit is positioned on the second plumbing enclosure wall at a non-right angle to the divider wall, and   a third lavatory compartment that includes a toilet positioned therein, wherein the third lavatory compartment includes a third door, wherein the fourth wall separates the third lavatory compartment from the first and second lavatory compartments,   wherein the first door is positioned on one of the first or second walls, wherein the second door is positioned on one of the first or third walls, and wherein the third door is positioned on the fifth wall.   
     
     
         11 . The lavatory monument of  claim 10  wherein the first and second urinal units include shared plumbing. 
     
     
         12 . The lavatory monument of  claim 11  further comprising a plumbing enclosure, wherein the shared plumbing is housed within the plumbing enclosure, and wherein the plumbing enclosure is positioned between the first and second urinal units. 
     
     
         13 . The lavatory monument of  claim 10  further comprising a trash enclosure that defines a trash interior, wherein the trash enclosure includes a first trash opening within the first lavatory compartment that opens to an interior of the trash enclosure and a second trash opening within the second lavatory compartment that opens to the interior of the trash enclosure. 
     
     
         14 . The lavatory monument of  claim 13  wherein the trash enclosure includes a trash access door that communicates the trash interior with an exterior of the enclosure. 
     
     
         15 . The lavatory monument of  claim 14  wherein the trash interior includes a trash receptacle positioned therein. 
     
     
         16 . The lavatory monument of  claim 10  wherein the first urinal unit is positioned at a non-right angle to the divider wall, and wherein the second urinal unit is positioned at a non-right angle to the divider wall. 
     
     
         17 . The lavatory monument of  claim 10  wherein the first urinal unit is positioned at an approximately 45° angle to the divider wall, and wherein the second urinal unit is positioned at an approximately 45° angle to the divider wall. 
     
     
         18 . The lavatory monument of  claim 10  wherein the third lavatory compartment has approximately the same footprint as the first and second lavatory compartments combined.