Second-class two-seater seat that can be converted into a first-class single-seater seat and vice versa and method of converting such a seat
US6076768A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 12, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64D11/0693
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A second-class two-seater seat (1) that can be converted into a first-class single-seater seat, and vice versa. The second-class two-seater seat comprises two seats (2) two seat cushions (3) and two armrests (4). The two-seater (1) comprises elements (5) for translating at least one of the seat cushions (3) and at least one of the two armrests (4), the seat cushions (3) and the armrests (4) remaining mutually aligned. Translations of the seat cushions and the armrests are obtained by the translation element's (5), allowing the seat cushions that are to be translated and the armrests that are to be translated to be brought closer together when the second-class two-seater seat is converted into a first-class single-seater seat, or the seat cushions that are to be translated and the armrests that are to be translated to be moved further apart when the first-class single-seater seat is converted into a second-class two-seater seat.
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