Aircraft seat
US4376522A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | May 18, 1981 |
| Grant date | Mar 15, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T292/1031
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An aircraft seat adapted to be releasably secured to a track member having a plurality of longitudinally spaced openings interconnected by slots in the top surface thereof and an internal channel communicating with these openings and slots, comprising a rear leg, a track fitting including lugs selectively sized and located for downward insertion into the track channel through selected track openings, a mounting pin for securing the track fitting to the rear leg, a plunger displaceable in a selected direction and selectively sized for mating insertion into a track opening, the plunger including a horizontally extending bore, a lever pivotally mounted on the mounting pin and having a medial bore, a shaft passing through the lever medial bore and the plunger horizontal bore interconnecting same, a spring clip including the shaft, a catch secured to the rear leg for retaining the spring clip at a selected orientation substantially perpendicular to the lever and for preventing upward displacement of the lever, the catch being selectively shaped so that rotation of the spring clip away from the lever a predetermined amount will free the spring clip permitting upward displacement of the l…
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