Seat cushion retention and monitoring in an aircraft

US8094041B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Boeing Company · US

Inventors

• Mark E. Wentland · Lynnwood, US
• Bret L. Lamoree · Snohomish, US
• James P. Sohalla · Edmonds, US
• Bradley J. Mitchell · Snohomish, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 31, 2008
• Grant date: Jan 10, 2012
• Expiry date: Dec 21, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B64D11/06
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An aircraft seating system comprises a seat frame having a top side, a seat cushion having a bottom side, a plurality of conductive first sides of a hook-and-loop fastener system attached to the bottom side of the seat cushion in a first pattern, a plurality of conductive second sides of the hook-and-loop fastener system attached to the top side of the seat frame in a second pattern, and a sensor connector connected to the second pattern. The plurality of conductive first sides and the plurality of conductive second sides engage each other and create a closed circuit for the sensor connector when the bottom side of the seat cushion is placed on the top side of the seat frame.