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US 11,591,091 B2Granted
Pinch point free rotatable aircraft armrest
OwnerRalph Lipsey Barnettinventor
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Abstract
An armrest assembly for seats on an aircraft includes a mount bracket and a leaf that is movable relative to the mount bracket. A hinge pin interacts with at least a portion of the mount bracket and the leaf. The leaf rotates about the hinge pin to raise and lower the armrest assembly.
Claims15
An armrest assembly comprising:
- a mount bracket;
- a hinge knuckle rotatably movable relative to the mount bracket;
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- a hinge pin configured to enable rotation between the mount bracket and the hinge knuckle, wherein the hinge pin is inserted into the hinge knuckle, wherein the hinge knuckle comprises a slot, and wherein the slot further comprises a first stop and a second stop, wherein a stop post is configured to move within the slot between the first stop and the second stop.
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An armrest assembly comprising:
- a stationary mount bracket attachable to hardware for a seat, wherein the stationary mount bracket comprises at least one knuckle;
- a movable leaf positioned adjacent to the at least one knuckle of the stationary mount bracket, wherein the movable leaf comprises a hinge knuckle complimentary to the at least one knuckle of the mount bracket, wherein the hinge knuckle is cylindrical, and wherein the hinge knuckle comprises a slotted aperture around at least a portion of a circumference of the hinge knuckle, and wherein the slotted aperture comprises a first stop and a second stop;
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- a hinge pin integrated inside the hinge knuckle, wherein at least a portion of the hinge pin protrudes from at least one side of the moveable leaf to interact with the at least one knuckle of the mount bracket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.