Passenger seating arrangement having access for disabled passengers
US11655037B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 7, 2018 |
| Grant date | May 23, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64D11/0605
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A passenger seating arrangement for use in an aircraft cabin, the passenger seating arrangement comprising a column of seat units arranged in an inwardly facing herringbone. Each seat unit is configurable between a seating configuration and a flat-bed configuration. Each seat unit has an access opening for accessing the respective seat unit. At least one of the seat units is configurable into a disabled-access configuration in which an access opening is temporarily widened by moving part of a foot-receiving structure, for enabling a disabled passenger to access the seat unit.
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