Turbulence reduction seat device
OwnerKatie Ocanainventor
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Abstract
A turbulence reduction seat device includes an orb that is positioned within an aircraft and which has an entrance to facilitate a passenger to enter the orb. A chair is positioned within the orb to facilitate the passenger to sit on the chair when the passenger enters the orb. A door is slidably attached to the orb for opening and closing the entrance. A pair of shock absorbers is each movably attached to the orb. Each of the pair of shock absorbers is mounted to a respective one of a floor and a ceiling of the aircraft to reduce movement of the orb when the aircraft encounters turbulence. A plurality of display screens is each integrated into the outer wall of the orb and each of the display screens displays indicia to facilitate the passenger to view the indicia.
Claims11
A turbulence reduction seat device being positioned within an aircraft for seating a passenger in the aircraft, said assembly comprising:
- an orb being positioned within an aircraft, said orb having an entrance wherein said orb is configured to facilitate a passenger to enter said orb, said orb being comprised of a translucent material wherein said orb is configured to pass light through said orb to facilitate the passenger to see through said orb when the passenger is within said orb, said orb being comprised of a heat resistant material wherein said orb is configured to protect the passenger from fire in the event that said aircraft crashes, said orb being comprised of a buoyant material wherein said orb is configured to float in the event said aircraft crashes in water;
- a chair being positioned within said orb wherein said chair is configured to facilitate the passenger to sit on said chair when the passenger enters said orb;
- a door being slidably attached to said orb, said door being positionable in a closed position having said door covering said entrance, said door being positionable in an open position such that said entrance is exposed;
- a pair of shock absorbers, each of said pair of shock absorbers being movably attached to said orb, each of said pair of shock absorbers being mounted to a respective one of a floor and a ceiling of said aircraft thereby facilitating each of said pair of shock absorbers to reduce movement of said orb when said aircraft encounters turbulence wherein said pair of shock absorbers is configured to enhance comfort for the passenger sitting in said chair;
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- a plurality of display screens, each of said display screens being integrated into said outer wall of said orb, each of the display screens display indicia wherein each of said plurality of display screens is configured to facilitate the indicia to be visible to the passenger, each of said display screens being comprised of a translucent material wherein each of said plurality of display screens is configured to facilitate the passenger to see through said plurality of display screens when said plurality of display screens is turned off.
A turbulence reduction seat device being positioned within an aircraft for seating a passenger in the aircraft, said assembly comprising:
- an orb being positioned within an aircraft, said orb having an entrance wherein said orb is configured to facilitate a passenger to enter said orb, said orb being comprised of a translucent material wherein said orb is configured to pass light through said orb to facilitate the passenger to see through said orb when the passenger is within said orb, said orb being comprised of a heat resistant material wherein said orb is configured to protect the passenger from fire in the event that said aircraft crashes, said orb being comprised of a buoyant material wherein said orb is configured to float in the event said aircraft crashes in water, said orb having an outer wall being continuously arcuate about a vertical axis such that said orb has a spherical shape, said orb being elongated along said vertical axis such that said orb has an ovoid shape, said orb having an opening extending through said outer wall such that said opening defines said entrance;
- a chair being positioned within said orb wherein said chair is configured to facilitate the passenger to sit on said chair when the passenger enters said orb, said chair having a rear side and a bottom side each being shaped to conform to curvature of an inside surface of said outer wall having said chair facing said entrance;
- a pair of tracks, each of said tracks being attached to said inside surface of said outer wall of said orb, each of said tracks being horizontally oriented in said orb, a respective one of said tracks being positioned above said opening in said outer wall of said orb, a respective one of said tracks being positioned below said opening in said outer wall of said orb;
- a door being slidably attached to said orb, said door being positionable in a closed position having said door covering said entrance, said door being positionable in an open position such that said entrance is exposed, said door having a rear surface and a perimeter edge, said rear surface being concavely arcuate with respect to said perimeter edge such that said door conforms to curvature of said outer wall of said orb;
- a pair of arms, each of said arms being coupled to and extending away from said rear surface of said door, each of said arms being positioned adjacent to a respective one of a top side and a bottom side of said perimeter edge of said door, each of said arms being curved between said rear surface of said door and a distal end of said arms, said distal end of each of said arms slidably engaging a respective one of said tracks thereby facilitating said door to be positioned between said open position and said closed position, said rear surface of said door being spaced from an outside surface of said outer wall of said orb having said door being laterally displaced from said opening in said outer wall of said orb when said door is in said open position;
- a pair of shock absorbers, each of said pair of shock absorbers being movably attached to said orb, each of said pair of shock absorbers being mounted to a respective one of a floor and a ceiling of said aircraft thereby facilitating each of said pair of shock absorbers to reduce movement of said orb when said aircraft encounters turbulence wherein said pair of shock absorbers is configured to enhance comfort for the passenger sitting in said chair, each of said shock absorbers comprising:
- a mount having a tube portion extending between an upper foot portion and a lower foot portion, said upper foot portion having a lower wall angling upwardly between an upper end of said tube portion and an upper wall of said upper foot portion, said lower wall said lower foot portion angling downwardly from a lower end of said tube portion, said upper wall of said upper foot portion having a plurality of holes extending through said upper wall for accommodating fasteners for attaching said upper wall to a support surface;
- a first stop having a lower end being attached to said outer wall of said orb, an upper end of said first stop being aligned with said lower end of said tube portion;
- a second stop having a top end being attached to a lower surface of said upper wall of said upper foot portion such that a bottom end of said second stop is aligned with said upper end of said tube portion, said second stop having an exterior surface extending between said top end and said bottom end of said second stop, said exterior surface having an upper portion having a diameter being greater than a diameter of a lower portion of said exterior surface, said top end of said second stop being associated with said upper portion of said exterior surface, said bottom end being associated with said lower portion of said exterior surface;
- a collar being attached to a top surface of said lower wall of said upper foot portion such that said lower portion of said exterior surface of said second stop extends into said collar;
- a shaft being coupled between said upper end of said first stop, said shaft slidably extending into a bottom end of said second stop thereby facilitating said second stop to slide upwardly and downwardly along said shaft;
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- a biasing member extending around said shaft, said biasing member extending between said first stop and said second stop such that said second stop is biased away from said first stop thereby facilitating said lower foot portion to be spaced from said outer wall of said orb;
- wherein said pair of shock absorbers includes a top shock absorber and a bottom shock absorber, said upper wall of said upper foot portion associated with said top shock absorber being attached to said ceiling of said aircraft having said lower foot portion of associated with said top shock absorber being aligned with an upper apex of said outer wall of said orb, said upper wall of said upper foot portion associated with said bottom shock absorber being attached to said floor of said aircraft having said lower foot portion of associated with said top shock absorber being aligned with a lower apex of said outer wall of said orb, said top shock absorber inhibiting upward motion of said orb, said bottom shock absorber inhibiting downward motion of said orb;
- a plurality of display screens, each of said display screens being integrated into said outer wall of said orb wherein each of said plurality of display screens is configured to be visible to the passenger, each of said display screens being comprised of a translucent material wherein each of said plurality of display screens is configured to facilitate the passenger to see through said plurality of display screens when said plurality of display screens is turned off, each of said plurality of display screens is electrically coupled to a video source in said aircraft thereby facilitating each of said plurality of display screens to display indicia wherein said plurality of display screens is configured to facilitate the passenger to view said indicia, a respective one of said display screens being integrated into said door, respective ones of said plurality of display screens being integrated into an outer wall of said orb having said respective plurality of display screens being positioned on opposite sides of said chair from each other;
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- a tracking beacon being integrated into said orb, said tracking beacon being activated to broadcast a tracking signal in the event that said aircraft crashes thereby facilitating said orb to be located by emergency responders.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.