Bottom And Back Connected To And Foldable In Wall Or Partition Patents (Class 297/14)
  • Patent number: 11932140
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Hyundai Transys Inc.
    Inventors: Dong Woo Jeong, Eun Sue Kim, Dae Hee Lee, Myung Hoe Kim, Jun Sik Hwang, Gwon Hwa Bok, Hae Dong Kwak, Jae Sung Shin, Han Kyung Park, Jae Hoon Cho
  • Patent number: 11919643
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Travis J. Vaninetti, Justin C. Christenson, Jefferey M. McKee
  • Patent number: 11872913
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Protomet Corporation
    Inventors: Stewart Boyd, Brian Pitcher
  • Patent number: 11858384
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Fenton Mobility Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott Ivan Fenton
  • Patent number: 11807368
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Koehler, Peter Bielik, Jan-Ole Jedraszczyk, Heiner Giszas, Marcus Boerjesson
  • Patent number: 11800956
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Component Sourcing International, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven Gregory Craft, II
  • Patent number: 11738670
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Canoo Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Gareth Lee, Scott Anderson, Sohel Merchant, Clint Semler, Richard Kim
  • Patent number: 11739551
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Inventor: Kevin Shanahan
  • Patent number: 11718208
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi Suzuki, Fernando M. Rosero, Eric D. Daume, Yosuke Nishimura
  • Patent number: 11701989
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: YANFENG INTERNATIONAL SEATING SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yaowei Cao, Min Zhu, Xia Li, Donghai Xu
  • Patent number: 11690456
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Stannah Stairlifts Limited
    Inventor: Alexander Henry Gage Wilson
  • Patent number: 11678773
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Elcoma Metal Fabricating and Sales, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles Robertson
  • Patent number: 11642990
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Inventor: George Seifien
  • Patent number: 11572170
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark B. Dowty, Daniel N. Moe, Jefferey M. McKee, Shawn W. Raybell
  • Patent number: 11548643
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: Nikhil Anthony Saldanha, Naveen B. Lokanatha
  • Patent number: 11535381
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark B. Dowty
  • Patent number: 11533992
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: William P. Payne, Joshua L. Solomon, Hui-ping Wang, Bradley J. Blaski
  • Patent number: 11510495
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Robert Machin, Mark Schneider, David O. Morton, Ryan Jerome Ramos, Mark Spoelhof, Jamie Payne, Daniel George Parker
  • Patent number: 11511862
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: AMI Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Kyler J. Marutzky
  • Patent number: 11485456
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Inventor: Paul J Casey
  • Patent number: 11465753
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: Naveen Badala Lokanatha, Mahesh Hosmani
  • Patent number: 11390195
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuchi Yamanouchi, Masaki Shitara, Ryo Hattori
  • Patent number: 11285845
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: GRAMMER AG
    Inventors: Dominik Meier, Sebastian Wegmann
  • Patent number: 11117499
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kazuya Mori
  • Patent number: 10994846
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Sönke Jacobsen, Marcus Stahlfast, Juliane Gerken, Sven Mittelstaedt, Julian Harpenau, Fabian Nowacki
  • Patent number: 10946776
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Kish, Jeffrey Gabalski, Johnathan Andrew Line, Joshua Gauthier, Marcos Silva Kondrad, Spencer Robert Hoernke
  • Patent number: 10913537
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Inventors: Sylvain Mariat, Laid Adda, Béranger Chantal, Nicolas Ferrere, Nicolas Rios, Christophe Arnold
  • Patent number: 10807721
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: AERODYNAMIC COMPOSITES, LLC
    Inventors: Muneer Bakhsh, Charles Aitken
  • Patent number: 10807720
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventor: Chad R. Pacheco
  • Patent number: 10793031
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Danny J. Daniels, James Louis Rapier, III
  • Patent number: 10744905
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignees: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, HINO MOTORS, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Marubayashi, Naotake Hashimoto, Kenji Gondo
  • Patent number: 10660432
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Inventor: John I Trujillo
  • Patent number: 10524579
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Inventor: Theodore R. Butler, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10414503
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventor: Markus Spagl
  • Patent number: 10399681
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Seibt, Jürgen Meister, Ulrich Jentz
  • Patent number: 10391914
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Mark Caye
  • Patent number: 10336221
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: AMI INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Douglas E. Hoover, Dominic J. Maglia, Ryan Porter
  • Patent number: 10293942
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: BOMBARDIER INC.
    Inventors: Bruce Malek, Louis Joseph Gagnon-Seguin, Bruno Miron, Philippe Andre Eugene Erhel, Tim Michael Fagan
  • Patent number: 10293944
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventor: Markus Spagl
  • Patent number: 10246191
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Ralf Schliwa, Roland Lange, Horst Becker
  • Patent number: 10246194
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Bernd Ehlers, Wei-Chung Tuan, Mark Herzog
  • Patent number: 10045665
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Inventor: Victoria Christmas
  • Patent number: 10040557
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Breuer, Sabrina Moje
  • Patent number: 9889777
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: Dave Proulx, Mikhael Simard, Frederic Martineau
  • Patent number: 9873510
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: AMI INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventor: Keith M. Ferguson
  • Patent number: 9856024
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter John Leslie Burd
  • Patent number: 9725018
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunsuke Sonoda, Yoshihisa Tahara
  • Patent number: 9693659
    Abstract: The bathtub seat is a shelving cabinet that is mounted into the wall adjacent to a bathtub. The bathtub seat has attached to it a foraminous door that swings away from the shelving cabinet towards the side of the bathtub such that the foraminous door is supported by the side of the bathtub that is distal to the side of the bathtub that that is proximal to the shelving cabinet. The bathtub seat comprises a shelving cabinet and a foraminous door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Inventor: Jorge Cancio
  • Patent number: 9688168
    Abstract: An integrated folding seat and movable backrest includes a mounting frame for all of the elements of the assembly. A vertically movable backrest frame is slideably attached to the mounting frame and coupled to a pivot down seat frame by pivot arms. The pivot arms include a curved upper arm extending between the mounting frame and the seat frame, a lower arm extending between the mounting frame and the seat frame, and a lift arm having one end pivotally coupled to the lower arm at a position intermediate the ends of the lower arm, and an opposite end coupled to the backrest frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: S2 Yachts, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher M. Gratz
  • Patent number: 9682780
    Abstract: An aircraft monument comprising a first compartment and a cabin attendant seat having a backrest and a seat element. The seat element is movable relative to the backrest between a folded position, wherein a seat surface of the seat element extends substantially parallel to a backrest surface of the backrest, and an unfolded position, wherein the seat surface of the seat element extends substantially perpendicular to the backrest surface of the backrest. The cabin attendant seat is movable relative to the aircraft monument between a stowed position, wherein the cabin attendant seat, with the seat element being in its folded position, is received in the first compartment of the aircraft monument, and an operating position, wherein the cabin attendant seat is disposed outside of the first compartment of the aircraft monument in a position which allows the seat element to be moved into its unfolded position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Kenneth Boenning, Jens Sorge