Combination seat and berth
US4018166A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 29, 1976 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB61D33/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A railway passenger compartment includes a seating arrangement which is convertible to elongated berths by moving oppositely disposed seats toward each other, the same being hingedly connected to seat backs which are also moved into longitudinal alignment forming berths. Stationary seat supports are provided with tracks which slidingly support cantilevered arms connected to the seats and provide basic supports for the seats when in the berth position.
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