Patent · US Expired

Aircraft seat with crash absorbsion mechanism

US5482351A · kind A · utility

18Cited by
6References
10Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 19, 1993
Grant dateJan 9, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 19, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB64D25/04
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A seat including a first portion; a support member borne by the first portion; and a second portion borne by the support member and disposed in space relation thereto, and wherein the seat is borne by the second portion, and wherein the first portion is positioned in force transmitting relation relative to the support member, and wherein force applied to the seat is transmitted through the first portion to the support member thereby causing the support member to deform and thus dissipate some of the force acting upon the seat.

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