Abstract: A vehicle seat including at least one outer frame on which an outer part of a seating surface is supported, and at least one inner frame on which an inner part of the seating surface is supported and which is movable relative to the outer frame.

Abstract: Disclosed is a seat for a vehicle configured to variously adjust a seat position between, for example, a full-flat mode, a relaxation mode, a cushion tip-up mode, a full-bed mode, a walk-in mode, and a rear-view mode using a first hinge shaft to rotate the entire seat, including a seatback and a seat cushion, and a second hinge shaft to rotate the seatback.

Abstract: A seat for an autonomous driving vehicle includes a cushion part; a back part coupled to a rear end of the cushion part through a recliner and having an adjustable angle in a front and rear direction; and a leg part rotatably coupled to a front end of the cushion part and having a lower side coupled to a seat rail. The back part is disposed to be vertically movable along a back rail located on a rear side of the back part, and the leg part is disposed to be movable back and forth by the seat rail.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cushion tip-up type seat for a vehicle. The cushion tip-up type seat for a vehicle is configured to perform a tip-up function of a cushion part, and to move a seat leftward and rightward to adjust an interval between left and right seats, whereby left and right spacing between occupants seated in the seats is sufficiently secured and the convenience of the occupants is improved.

Abstract: A self-deploying counter for an aircraft monument is disclosed. In embodiments, the monument is installable adjacent to a cabin space within an aircraft passenger cabin (e.g., on either side of an exit door) and the self-deploying counter includes a partition door capable of being pivoted between a default closed position and an open position extending into the cabin space. The self-deploying counter has a horizontal top surface and an undersurface. When the partition door is deployed, the counter pivots in concert with the door's deployment, the fully deployed position corresponding to the open position of the partition door.

Abstract: Various implementations include a seat having a guide track, a base bracket, a first pivot arm, and a second pivot arm. The guide track includes an elongated track having a longitudinal centerline and one or more notches. The base bracket includes at least one laterally extending guide pin slidingly engaging the elongated track and disposable within the one or more notches. The first pivot arm is configured to support a forward cushion. The first pivot arm is rotatably coupled to the base bracket and movable between an upright position and a forward position. The second pivot arm is configured to support a rearward cushion. The second pivot arm is rotatably coupled to the base bracket and movable between an upright position and a rearward position.

Abstract: A seat assembly for a vehicle, including an adapter plate operatively arranged to be connected to a floor of the vehicle, including a front edge, a rear edge, a first side edge, a second side edge, at least one through-hole, and at least one threaded through-bore, a base operatively arranged to be removably connected to the adapter plate, a column fixedly secured to the base, and a seat rotatably connected to the column.

Abstract: A flight attendant seat comprising a frame that can be mounted on a carrier fixture or integrated into the carrier fixture, and at least one seat arrangement integrated into the frame. The frame comprises a lower section, an upper section and a central section taking up the at least one seat arrangement, at least partially. The lower section is formed bent at least in a region adjoining the central section. A method is provided for fitting a flight attendant seat.

Abstract: A shower seat assembly comprising a first mounting bracket with a front side and a back side, a second mounting bracket with a front side and a back side, a first support rod hingedly connected to the first mounting bracket, a first tube stop secured to the first mounting bracket, a second support rod hingedly connected to the second mounting bracket, a second tube stop secured to the second mounting bracket, a first spring operationally associated with the first mounting bracket and the first support rod, a second spring operationally associated with the second mounting bracket and the second support rod, and a seat with an upper surface and a lower surface secured by its lower surface to the first support rod and the second support rod; wherein the back side of the first mounting bracket and second mounting bracket are each engaged to a vertical or near vertical surface.

Abstract: A seating assembly for use in a pool includes a first frame, a second frame, and a seat. The first frame is substantially rectangular. The second frame is engaged to and extends substantially perpendicularly from the first frame. The second frame engages a pool surround as the first frame is inserted into a pool to engage a sidewall or a bottom of the pool. The seat is engaged to and extends substantially perpendicularly from the first frame so that the seat is positioned below a waterline of the pool. A user can sit upon the seat.

Abstract: A side facing seat includes a seat back element and a moveable seat base element disposed below the seat back element. The moveable seat base element is moveable at least between a stored position and a seating position. Movement of the moveable seat base element is controlled by an activation element that is configured to engage with a locking mechanism such that the locking mechanism is able to lock the moveable seat base element in the stored position or the seating position.

Abstract: A vehicle assembly includes a vehicle body including a frame backing member, and a vehicle seat including a seat back having a seat back frame. An energy attenuating member is positioned in a space between the frame backing member and the seat back frame in a front-rear direction of the vehicle assembly. The energy attenuating member is connected to the frame backing member. A mounting bracket is connected to the energy attenuating member. A connection support portion releasably connects the mounting bracket to an upper portion of the seat back frame in a height direction of the vehicle assembly.

Abstract: A turnable headrest includes a headrest body and a headrest rod. The headrest body is wrapped around and hinged to a horizontal rod of the headrest rod, and two vertical rods of the headrest rod are inserted into a seat. The turnable headrest further includes a fixed tooth, a torsion spring, a rotary tooth, and a reset tension spring. A headrest body locking portion, a headrest body rotary tooth portion, and a turned headrest body locking portion are disposed on the fixed tooth. A rotary tooth portion is disposed on the rotary tooth. When the rotary tooth portion is mated with the headrest body locking portion on the fixed tooth, the headrest body is locked at an initial use position. When the rotary tooth portion is mated with the headrest body rotary tooth portion on the fixed tooth, the headrest body is at a turnable position. When the rotary tooth portion is mated with the turned headrest body locking portion on the fixed tooth, the headrest body is locked at a flat position.

Abstract: A folding mechanism for a chair and, in particular, to a stairlift chair, has a seat base, backrest and armrests. The folding mechanism ensures that all parts of the chair remain in a swivel arc whether the chair is in an in-use configuration or folded configuration. Various additional features are described including armrests formed in part by flexible straps.

Abstract: A shower seat includes a frame having a first wall mount, a second wall mount spaced from the first wall mount, a rear support secured to and extending between the first and second wall mounts, a first rear leg, a second rear leg spaced from the first rear leg, a first side support, a second side support spaced from the first side support, a first front leg, and a second front leg spaced from the first front leg. The first and second wall mounts are configured to secure the frame to a wall. The first and second side supports are rotatable relative to the first and second wall mounts and the rear support. A seat is secured to the frame, with the frame configured to move the seat between a use position and a stowed position.

Abstract: A car seat swivel assembly includes a base bracket that can be secured to a vehicle seat and a pivot bracket that is attachable to the base bracket. A chair bracket is provided which is attached to a child car seat. A pair of hinge units is each attached to the chair bracket. Each of the hinge units releasably engages the primary portion of the pivot bracket and the pivot bracket when the chair bracket is in a home position to retain the child car seat in a seated position. The chair bracket is pivotable into a pivoted position on the pivot bracket when a respective one of the hinge units is actuated into an unlocking condition. In this way the hinge units facilitate the child car seat to be directed toward a door of a vehicle thereby facilitating a child to be positioned in the child car seat.

Abstract: An aircraft interior structure may include a primary monument, an auxiliary monument, and a passenger seating section. The primary monument may include one or more storage compartments and a primary panel configured to actuate between a primary panel stowed position and a primary panel deployed position. The auxiliary monument may be spaced a select distance from the primary monument across a floor area of an aircraft cabin, and may include an auxiliary panel configured to actuate between an auxiliary panel stowed position and an auxiliary panel deployed position. The passenger seating section may include a footwell at least partially within the primary monument and proximate to the one or more storage compartments. The footwell may correspond to an aircraft seat. The aircraft seat may be configured to form a bed surface with at least a portion being within the footwell when the aircraft seat is in a lie-flat position.

Abstract: Disclosed is a height adjustable seat pan assembly such as for use in an aircraft cabin attendant seat. The assembly includes a seat pan supported between spaced frame members defining guide tracks including successive pivot positions each corresponding to a different seat pan height. The seat pan is movable between a deployed condition and a stowed condition in which the seat pan stows generally vertically below a backrest to provide a low profile seat in the stowed condition. Features provided on opposing sides of the seat pan interact with the successive pivot positions in the guide tracks, and the seat can be repositioned to a different pivot position to change the seat pan height. Pivoting motion of the seat pan between the stowed and deployed conditions locks or unlocks the seat pan relative to its aligned successive pivot position.

Abstract: A deployable cabin attendant seat system may include a primary cabin attendant seat, an auxiliary cabin attendant seat, a main support coupled to at least one of the primary cabin attendant seat or the auxiliary cabin attendant seat, and an actuation assembly coupled to at least the primary cabin attendant seat. The actuation assembly may be configured to actuate the primary cabin attendant seat relative to the auxiliary cabin attendant seat between a stowed seat position and a deployed seat position. The primary cabin attendant seat and the auxiliary cabin attendant seat may be arranged in a side-by-side configuration when the primary cabin attendant seat is in the deployed seat position. The primary cabin attendant seat may be stacked on the auxiliary cabin attendant seat when the primary cabin attendant seat is in the stowed seat position.

Abstract: A flexible shelving unit includes a support frame having at least one vertical guide rack, the guide rack including an elongated slot. The shelf unit is supported by the guide rack. The shelf unit includes a shelf plate framed by a front reinforcement portion and by at least one side reinforcement portion. The shelf unit when in a release position is moved to selected upward and downward locations by vertical displacement of at least one locating pin connected to and extending from the at least one side reinforcement portion which is positioned and sliding within the elongated slot. A flat end face of the at least one side reinforcement portion directly contacts a plate face of the at least one vertical guide rack with the at least one side reinforcement portion and the shelf plate in a horizontal position to frictionally retain the shelf unit in the horizontal position.

Abstract: An aircraft seat system is disclosed, in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure. In one embodiment, the aircraft seat system includes a seat casement; a headrest portion; a seat back portion; a seat pan; and one or more armrests pivotably coupled to one or more portions of the seat casement. In another embodiment, the one or more armrests include an armrest body; a rotator link system; and a pivot link system. In another embodiment, the pivot link system may be configured to pivotably extend the armrest cap and pivotably retract the armrest cap.

Abstract: A seating unit includes a chair with a backrest and a hook assembly. The backrest includes a rear surface having an outwardly protruding rim. The hook assembly comprises a cover plate and a weldment, and the cover plate may include a hook being integrally formed on an exterior face. The hook assembly is configured to be securely coupled on or within the outwardly protruding rim of the backrest, and a secure coupling between the hook assembly and the backrest is formed via insertion of a fastening member, which is inserted through an apertures on a bottom surface of the cover plate, such that the fastener is aligned substantially parallel to the rear surface.

Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of a table assembly for a boat docked near a landing. The table assembly consists of three essential components: (1) a table having an upper surface and an underside surface; and (2) a leveling mechanism secured to the underside surface. In one embodiment, a third essential component is: (3A) a pair of hooks secured to the leveling mechanism. In another embodiment, a third essential component is: (3B) a pair of claws secured to the table underside surface.

Abstract: A stowable cabin attendant seat assembly includes a frame assembly mountable within a wall recess, a backrest mounted for reciprocating vertical translation within the frame assembly, a seat pan mounted for pivoting motion relative to the frame assembly, and at least one link connecting the seat pan to the backrest. The at least one link coordinates the seat pan and backrest motions such that upward lifting motion on the seat pan pushes the backrest vertically up for compact stowing and downward pivoting motion on the seat pan pulls the backrest vertically down.

Abstract: A vehicle seat is fixed to a B pillar disposed in front of a door provided on a side surface of a vehicle, and constructed to be foldable.

Abstract: A seat arrangement for passenger transport, wherein the seat arrangement can be arranged on the vehicle by a fastening device. The seat arrangement is intended and suitable for providing a sitting position at standing height, wherein the seat arrangement comprises at least one frame element. The frame element is arranged on the fastening device by at least one mounting shaft, wherein the at least one frame element can be pivoted relative to the fastening device about a pivot axis extending along a width axis.

Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat main body and a hinge member. The seat main body is disposed in a state facing to a vehicle rear side. A seat back of the seat main body is attached to a vehicle body side vertical wall portion of a passenger compartment front portion. An end portion at the vehicle rear side of a seat cushion of the seat main body can be flipped up. One end portion of the hinge member is fixed to an end portion at the vehicle front side of the seat cushion and another end portion is rotatably coupled to a passenger compartment floor portion. The hinge member is provided with a weakened portion that, during a vehicle front collision in a state in which the seat main body is unfolded, plastically deforms and allows movement of the seat cushion toward the vehicle front side.

Abstract: A functional unit in a passenger cabin includes a support unit and a passenger seat system. The passenger seat system is formed in two parts and has an upper constructional unit and a lower constructional unit that are each separate components, the upper constructional unit arranged on the support unit and containing at least one backrest, and the lower constructional unit containing a seat frame, at least one seat element and restraint for the passenger on the seat. The seat frame is fastenable to seat rails on the floor of a passenger cabin. For the use position, the upper and lower constructional units are positioned such that a passenger seat is formed. In the use position, personal comfort for the individuals on the seats is not impaired as far as possible, and the division of the seat system into two parts cannot be seen by the user.

Abstract: A seat assembly includes a base frame and first and second guide brackets coupled to opposed sides of the base frame. The first and second guide brackets each include slots disposed therethrough. First and second support brackets are slideably mounted to the slots of the first and second guide brackets, respectively. A seat portion includes a seat frame that is pivotally coupled to the first and second support brackets at opposed first and second ends of the seat frame. The seat frame is configured to pivot with respect to the first and second support brackets between use and upright non-use positions. The base frame is rotatably supported on a swivel mechanism for rotation of the seat assembly between forward-facing and rearward-facing configurations.

Abstract: A retractable chair for an aircraft cabin which is connected in use to a wall of the cabin, and includes an articulated frame having a back and a seat; a support which is connected to the frame, and fitted such as to be mobile on the wall around an axis of rotation; and at least one covering stretched on the frame. The fact of pivoting the support relative to the wall makes it possible to be able to incline the back, which contributes towards improving the comfort of the chair.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a detachable cabin attendant seat (CAS). In various embodiments, the detachable CAS may comprise a first section, comprising, a first rod and a second rod, and a first post and a second post extending from the first section, wherein the first post and the second post are configured to be coupled to a mount assembly when the detachable CAS is in a stowed position and the first rod and the second rod are configured to be coupled to the mount assembly when the detachable CAS is in a deployed position.

Abstract: A safety seat for an occupant includes a front shell secured to a bulkhead. The front shell has an outer edge and an inner edge. The inner edge defines an opening. The safety seat includes a seat base having a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The seat base has a first position and a second position. In the first position, the first side is flush with the inner edge and in the second position; the second side supports the occupant.

Abstract: A stowable harness system for a vehicle seat is provided. The vehicle seat has a storage area under a horizontal seat portion that pivots to provide access. The harness system includes a belt system for a child restraint. During use, the harness system is disposed on the vehicles seat. When stowed, the harness system is contained in the storage area.

Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly includes a backrest, a seat including a seat surface, and a partition. The seat is movable between a seat folded position in which the seat surface is disposed along a front surface of the backrest and a seat unfolded position in which the seat surface faces up. The partition to be disposed adjacent to a side surface of the backrest includes a fixing portion and a movable portion. The fixing portion includes a base portion that extends along the side surface and a projecting portion projecting from the base portion farther than the front surface. The movable portion is movable between a folded position adjacent to the base portion and the front surface and an unfolded position away from the base portion and the front surface. The movable portion includes an armrest surface that faces up when the movable portion is in the unfolded position.

Abstract: A shelf system has a shelf component and a support frame component configured to removably support the shelf component in a cantilever fashion in an assembled state of the shelf system. The shelf component has a top surface, a bottom surface, a front end, a rear end, opposite sides between the front and rear ends, and a longitudinal groove formed in the bottom surface between the opposite sides. The support frame component is formed of a base panel having a front side, a rear side, a top end, a bottom end and opposite lateral sides between the top and bottom ends. A pair of support members extend from the front side of the support frame component for supporting a cross member. The longitudinal groove of the shelf component is configured to engage the cross member of the support frame component in the assembled state of the shelf system.

Abstract: A corner chair assembly for seating and cooling a competitor includes a frame that is coupled to an enclosure of a competition ring. A power module and an actuator are coupled to the frame. A fan it coupled to a first plate, which is coupled to and extends between a first side and a second side, proximate to a top, of the frame. The actuator and the fan are operationally coupled to the power module. A second plate is hingedly coupled to a lower edge of the first plate. The actuator is configured to selectively urge the second plate from a stowed configuration, wherein the second plate is positioned coplanarly with the first plate, to a deployed configuration, wherein the second plate extends substantially perpendicularly from the first plate. The second plate is configured to seat a competitor, positioning the fan to blow air onto the competitor.

Abstract: A crew attendant seat assembly configured to be installed in an aircraft cabin and including a seat including a seat bottom hinged to a seatback to rotate between a stowed position and a deployed position, a spring member mountable to a static structure adjacent the and to an adjustable aperture on the hinge, the spring having two mounting positions, a harness mounted to the seat for restraining a seated passenger including a shoulder strap and a lap belt, and a storage area for retaining at least one of the lap belt and the buckle when the seat bottom is stowed, wherein at least one of the lap belt and the buckle are enclosed by the crew attendant seat assembly when the seat bottom is stowed.

Abstract: A seating arrangement in a cabin of an aircraft includes a floor with a first surface area, a furnishing item with a respective boundary surface, which extends in a vertical direction from the cabin floor, and toward which is directed a first surface area, at least two folding seats, and optionally a partitioning system. The folding seats are arranged on the boundary surface of the furnishing item, and set up to be swiveled into a neutral position and use position, wherein an individual located in the first surface area can sit on the at least two folding seats in the use position. At least one of the at least two folding seats is not designed as a flight attendant seat.

Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly latch is provided herein. The vehicle seating assembly latch includes an elongated member fixedly attached to a rear portion of a vehicle seatback. A bracket is disposed on a rear wall of a passenger compartment and includes a striker. The elongated member includes an integrally defined hook portion that retains the elongated member on the striker in an engaged condition.

Abstract: A stowable seat for an aircraft may comprise a housing and a backrest support configured to rotate relative to the housing. A locking mechanism comprising a first latch may be coupled to the backrest support. A releasing member may be in operable communication with the first latch. The releasing member may be configured to rotate the first latch relative to the backrest support. The releasing member may be located behind a cushion coupled to the backrest support.

Abstract: An aircraft interior configuration includes a first passageway extending along a longitudinal axis of a fuselage of the aircraft and a second passageway extending along the longitudinal axis. A transitional region is disposed between the first passageway and the second passageway. The transitional region extends perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis, between starboard and port sides of the aircraft. The transitional region is configurable from at least a first configuration to at least a second configuration.

Abstract: A crew attendant seat (CAS) positioned within a wall of an aircraft cabin includes a frame defining a periphery of the CAS. A seat portion is positioned within the frame that includes a seat bottom connected to a seatback by a hinge mechanism in which the seat bottom rotates between stowed and deployed positions. A spring member is mounted at one end to the frame and at another end to an aperture on the hinge mechanism, which causes the seat bottom to move to the stowed or deployed position based on relative positioning between the aperture and pivot points for the spring member and hinge mechanism. A harness includes at least one shoulder strap and lap belt coupled together by a buckle. A storage area retains the lap belt and the buckle within the frame when the seat bottom is in the stowed position.

Abstract: A partition wall for integration into the vehicle cabin of a transportation means comprises a first surface and a second surface, which are arranged parallel to each other. The first surface comprises at least one recess, which may be filled with an at least regionally flat body designed correspondingly thereto, wherein the body is pivoted to the body by means of a swivelling means and may be brought into a stowed position and use position. The body fills out the accompanying recess when in its stowed position. This yields a multifunctional partition wall that may tangibly increase the comfort and available space on board the transportation means without taking up additional installation space.

Abstract: A flight attendant seat arrangement comprises a monument which is suitable for installation in an aircraft cabin, a first receiving recess being constructed in a wall of said monument. A flight attendant seat has a backrest element and also a seat element. The backrest element and seat element are at least partially received within the first receiving recess constructed in the wall of the monument. The wall of the monument is of a double-walled design comprising a support wall which forms the rear wall of the first receiving recess and extends from said first receiving recess as far as an end of the monument on a floor side, and an outer wall which is oriented substantially parallel to the support wall, and wherein the backrest element and the seat element of the flight attendant seat are fastened to the support wall.

Abstract: An adjustable bathing booster seat system assists individuals with difficulty stepping into a conventional bathtub. It allows a user to be seated on a mechanically assisted seat member to maneuver them over the side of the bathtub and be lowered into the bathtub where they will be able to bathe themselves. When they finish bathing, they will then be lifted up and over the side of the bathtub where they will exit the adjustable bathing booster seat.

Abstract: A flight attendant seat comprises a carrier device having a first surface, a seat element movably coupled to the carrier device, and a backrest element movably coupled to the carrier device and operatively coupled to the seat element. The seat is movable between an operative position, permitting the use of the seat by a flight attendant, and an inoperative position in which the seat element and the backrest element are positioned, relative to the carrier device, such that they do not protrude from the carrier device first surface. The seat may be positioned in such a way, relative to a passenger seat or a row of passenger seats, that the rear side of the backrest element faces towards the rear side of a backrest of the passenger seat or the rear side of a backrest of at least one passenger seat belonging to the row of passenger seats.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a frame, front and rear wheels, a motor, and a driver seat. A passenger seat disposed side-by-side with the driver seat has a seat base that is pivotable about a horizontal pivot axis between a seating position where it extends horizontally and a storage position. A retaining surface having a seating position groove and a storage position groove is fixed with respect to one of the seat base and the frame. A retaining member fixed with respect to another of the seat base and the frame is complementary to the grooves. The retaining member is received in the storage position groove when the seat base is in the storage position, thereby retaining the seat base in the storage position. The retaining member is received in the seating position groove when the seat base is in the seating position, thereby retaining the seat base in the seating position.

Abstract: A contoured stowable seat is provided. The contoured stowable seat may comprise a housing, a seat pan, a contoured backrest, and a deployment lever. The contoured stowable seat may be configured to be in a stowed position and a deployed position. In response to the seat pan being in the deployed position, the deployment lever may contact the contoured backrest, causing the contoured backrest to deploy and form into a contoured shape. The contoured stowable seat may also further comprise a tension cord and a headrest. The contoured backrest may also further comprise a cushion located on the outer surface of the contoured backrest.

Abstract: A compact aircraft cabin crew attendant seat includes a seat back portion, a shell that encloses the seat back portion, a head rest portion mounted to a top portion of the seat back portion, and a seat portion or squab. The seat portion includes a hinge that is slidably attached within a vertical slot in the shell, allowing the seat portion to be folded down in an open position of the crew attendant seat for use. The seat portion hinge moves vertically between an upper position in the compact closed position and a lower position in the open position. A major portion of the crew attendant seat is formed from high strength carbon fiber reinforced composite to reduces weight. A vertical shock absorption system is configured to absorb energy during a crash landing.

Abstract: A seat device includes a seat part that is capable of changing a posture to a use posture that allows sitting on the seat part and to a non-use posture that does not allow sitting on the seat part. A seat support can support the seat part in a state in which the seat part has been changed to the use posture. A guide member has a free groove that slidably guides a sliding part of the seat support and a regulation groove that regulates sliding of the sliding part in a state in which the seat part has been changed to the use posture. The guide member can be fixed on the seat part. A spring biases the seat support so that the sliding part is held in the regulation groove in the state in which the seat part has been changed to the use posture. A lever may cause the sliding part to slide from the regulation groove to the free groove and allow the seat support to swing downward.