Reclining chair

US7159937B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• B/E AEROSPACE, INC. · US

Inventors

• John Williamson · Burlington, US
• Kurt J. Anglese · Lafayette, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 22, 2006
• Grant date: Jan 9, 2007
• Expiry date: Mar 22, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B64D11/0641
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A reclining chair, in particular a passenger chair, for use in a vehicle such as an aircraft, bus or mobile home. The chair includes a base assembly, a seat frame located above the base assembly, a seat attached to the seat frame, and a seat back connected to the seat frame. In various embodiments, the chair includes features such as an energy absorbing base assembly, an adjustable arm rest, a fully reclining seat back and a seat that increases its angle with respect to the horizontal as the seat back reclines, thereby forcing one back into the chair. The seat and seat back is also capable of achieving a fully horizontal position when the seat back is fully reclined.