US 11,299,277 B2Granted

Aircraft bed

OwnerChuong T. Diepinventor

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Abstract

Disclosed herein is a portable bed having particular application for use in an aircraft. The aircraft bed includes a folding frame and a folding mattress to lay on and be supported by the folding frame. The folding frame includes a plurality of upstanding panels that are hingedly coupled side-to-side one another so that the frame can be collapsed from an expanded unfolded configuration at which to support the mattress to a compact folded configuration at which to be suitable for storage. In one embodiment, the folding frame is located between a pair of aircraft seats that face one another, and the mattress extends between the seat portions of the facing seats. In another embodiment, the folding frame is located between an aircraft seat and an upstanding structure (e.g., a wall) of the aircraft, and the mattress extends between the reclined back portion of the aircraft seat and the upstanding structure by way of the folding frame.

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Dependent claims

A combination comprising:

a first seat having a seat portion and a back portion standing upwardly from the seat portion;
a second seat having a seat portion and a back portion standing upwardly from the seat portion, said first and second seats being spaced apart and facing one another;
a mattress supporting frame located between said first and second seats;
and
a mattress on which an individual sleeps, said mattress having first and opposite ends and an intermediate section therebetween, said mattress having a length such that the first end thereof rests on the seat portion of said first seat, the opposite end rests on the seat portion of said second seat, and said intermediate portion rests on said mattress supporting frame,
said mattress supporting frame including a plurality of panels that are pivotally connected one to another, said plurality of panels being rotated relative to each other so as to move outwardly and away from one another so that said mattress supporting frame has an expanded unfolded configuration at which to support the intermediate section of said mattress thereon, and said plurality of panels being rotated relative to each other so as to move inwardly and towards one another so that said mattress supporting frame has a collapsed folded configuration at which said plurality of panels lie one on to of the other.

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Facts

Application: 16/241,848Filed 7 Jan 2019 · us provisional application
Priority: 15 Jan 2018
Published: US 2019/0217956 A118 Jul 2019
Granted: 12 Apr 2022
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

B64D 11/0641
With features for adjustment or converting of seats: seats convertible into beds
B64D 11/0647
Arrangements of seats, or adaptations or details specially adapted for aircraft seats: seats characterised by special upholstery or cushioning…
A47C 17/16
Seating furniture, e.g. sofas, couches, settees, or the like, with movable parts changeable to beds; Chair beds: seating furniture changeable to…
B64D 2011/0069
Passenger or crew accommodation; Flight-deck installations not otherwise provided for: rest berths, beds or the like

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Application62/617,394Us provisional application · filed 15 Jan 2018
US 2019/0217956 A1Pre-grant publication · published 18 Jul 2019
US 11,299,277 B2This patent

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