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Deployable foot rest assembly

US10543920B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Thompson Aero Seating Limited · GB

Inventor

Keith Newell · Kilkeel, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 18, 2017
Grant date	Jan 28, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 19, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60N3/063
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A foot rest installation comprising a base structure that includes a footwell and may be provided under a seat, in a bulkhead or in a console, and a foot rest assembly. The foot rest assembly has a deployable foot rest support structure and a first foot rest component comprising a flexible structure, for example a net, having a first end fixed with respect to the base structure at a first location, and a second end coupled to the foot rest support structure at a second location that is spaced apart from the pivot axis along a front-to-rear axis. When deployed, the foot rest support structure extends downward and rearward from the pivot axis to deploy the net in the footwell. When stowed, the foot rest support structure extends upward and rearward from the pivot axis.

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