Adjustable seats
US6742840B2 · kind B2 · utility
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15Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 25, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64D11/0643
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Adjustable seats and components thereof are detailed. The seats, particularly (although not exclusively) useful in commercial aircraft, permit substantial angular recline without the corresponding rearward linear movement necessarily occurring in conventional seats. The seats additionally may have discontinuous, or non-integral, seat bottoms, with the heights of the forward portions of the bottoms being adjustable mechanically. Tray tables optionally associated with the seats further omit any central slot and may define one or more pivot axes in locations different than exist in conventional seats.
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