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Array of aircraft seats

US8245970B2 · kind B2 · utility

6Cited by

4References

14Claims

0Family size

Assignee

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. · US

Inventor

Anthony Harcup · Leatherhead, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 11, 2009
Grant date	Aug 21, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 16, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64D11/0604
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Sleeper seats, wherein each comprises a head rest, a back rest, a seat pan or seat cushion, a leg rest, an ottoman and a divider between the individual seats with the their column. The four seats are arranged in a staggered chevron formation and two columns. All the seats in each column are parallel with each other and set at a “herringbone” angle α to the column direction, in other words their central axes make the angle α with a longitudinal axis of the array. Each seat extends from its column side of the longitudinal axis across the axis to a small extent. Along the axis, first a seat from one column crosses the axis and then a seat from the other column crosses the axis and so on.

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