Patent · US Expired

Multiple position seat for plane

US6688691B2 · kind B2 · utility

32Cited by
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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 5, 2002
Grant dateFeb 10, 2004
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Expiry dateFeb 5, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB64D11/0643
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a seat (1) for an aircraft comprising a squab (2), a backrest (3), a leg rest (4), a support structure (5) for the squab (2) and the backrest (3), and a fixed rear separation shell (13). The support structure (5) or the squab (2) moveable in translation in a direction substantially perpendicular to the backrest (3) in the vertical position. The seat (1) is situated in a space lying between a fixed front separation shell (12) and a fixed rear separation shell (13). The movements of each of the components (2, 3, 4) of the seat are independent of each other and the fixed separation shells (12, 13).

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