Seat assembly with independent seat bottom tilt
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Jun 14, 2022
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Jul 1, 2021
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Aug 29, 2018
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May 30, 2018
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Abstract
Described are passenger seats (102) having a seat bottom (122) connected to the seat frame (108) at a hinge (130) at an aft portion of the seat bottom (122), and having a release mechanism (132) operably connected with the seat bottom (122) that, when actuated by a user, cause the seat bottom (122) to be released from a locked configuration to an unlocked configuration, whereby the seat bottom (122) is free to rotate downward, independent of a seat back (142), about the hinge (130) to a tilted position in order to increase a range of available angles between the seat bottom (122) and seat back (130).
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Patent Owner | Address | |
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SAFRAN SEATS USA LLC | 2000 WEBER DRIVE GAINESVILLE TX 76240 |
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Glain, Arthur | Boulogne-Billancourt, FR | 16 | 34 |
# of filed Patents : 16 Total Citations : 34 | |||
Ruiz, Lara Oscar | Versailles, FR | 25 | 22 |
# of filed Patents : 25 Total Citations : 22 |
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