Side facing multi-passenger divan assembly
US6412864B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 10, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64D25/04
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A side facing, multi-passenger aircraft divan assembly having a seat pan support assembly, with a front end, a rear end, a first side and a second side, and defining at least two passenger seating zones, a seat back assembly operatively coupled to the seat pan support assembly, and a base assembly extending downwardly from the seat pan support assembly into secure engagement with an underlying support surface of the aircraft. The adjacent passenger seating zones are spaced 27 inches from mid point to mid point of one another so as to prevent hazardous contact between passengers disposed in adjacent passenger seating zones during a longitudinally directed impact on the divan assembly. Furthermore, the base assembly also includes at least a forward support member and a rear support member extending downwardly from the seat pan support assembly, and a cross support assembly extending generally from the forward support member to the rear support member and structured to selectively resist compression of the forward and rear support members towards one another and to permit expansion of the forward and rear support members away from one another.
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