Seating unit
US7178871B1 · kind B1 · utility
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13References
60Claims
0Family size
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 15, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64D11/0641
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A seating unit for a vehicle has a pair of seats facing in opposite directions with each seat having a seating space for receiving the seated body of an occupant and an extension space in which the legs of the occupant may be placed. The seats are positioned on each side of a notional dividing axis with the seating space of one extending over the axis at the extension space of the other. The pair of seats is suitable for use in an aircraft cabin with one of the seats facing substantially forward in the cabin and the other of the seats facing substantially aft.
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