Abstract: An aircraft seat assembly including at least one electronic component usable by a passenger and an single integrated electronic systems which provides signal decoding, signal routing, data management, built in test, and power conversion for each user accessible electronic component which is installed in the seat assembly. The electronic components generally include at least a video display unit, an audio system, or a telephone. The integrated electronics system provides power conversion, signal routing, data management and other electronic requirements for each of the electronic components. The integrated electronics system of the present invention not only integrates power conversion and signal management responsibilities into one system, but also is integrated into the seat assembly.

Abstract: A consolidated in-flight entertainment system is provided that comprises a server in communication with a controller switch that manages and distributes in-flight entertainment data to a plurality of components on a mobile platform, e.g. passenger seats on a commercial aircraft. The server receives, transmits, and stores in-flight entertainment data and further executes functional elements such as audio, video, and data storage, web caching and storage, component mapping, CD and DVD players, or pre-recorded announcement machine boarding music, among others, through software. Additionally, the controller switch performs certain data functions such as satellite data interfacing, multiplexing, mapping, and multimedia routing, also through software, for the efficient transfer of in-flight entertainment data to and from the server and passenger seats.

Abstract: A support for a hardness testing device, the support being capable of positioning the hardness testing device to measure hardness of a surface in different positions. The multipositionable support comprises a pair of elongted parallel support members along which is supported a slidably adjustable cross-beam member for positioning a hardness device relative to a surface being tested. Each support member has pivotally connected to one of its ends a magnetic means which may be moved about its pivotal axis and rotated about the axis of its support member for alignment of the magnet means with an adjacent supporting surface. The magnet means has sufficient holding power to fixedly and rigidly hold the support against the force applied to the indentor of the testing device. The hardness testing device is coupled to an actuator knob at the cross-beam and is supported at the cross-beam.

Abstract: An apparatus for testing hardness of elastomeric material comprising a pivotally mounted beam assembly for measuring deformation of the material when a calibrated mass is applied thereto. A horizontal anvil member supports the material being tested which is selectively positioned on the anvil member in accordance with a cross-sectional dimension of the material. The calibrated mass or weight is slidably positioned on the beam assembly also in correlation with said dimension. A measuring gauge measures the beam assembly when the test material is gripped between the beam assembly and anvil member, and indicates hardness on a scale correlated to the measured cross-sectional dimension of the material. The gauge and a lateral extension of the beam assembly are magnetically coupled.