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US 12,709,395 B2Granted
System and method for securing a seat assembly to seat tracks within an internal cabin of a vehicle
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorKenneth D. Cominsky
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Abstract
A system includes an intercostal configured to secure to a first seat track and a second seat track. The intercostal includes one or more attachment bosses configured to secure to one or more feet of a base of a seat assembly. A method includes securing an intercostal to a first seat track and a second seat track, and securing one or more feet of a base of a seat assembly to one or more attachment bosses of the intercostal.
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A system comprising:
- an intercostal configured to secure to a first seat track and a second seat track, wherein the intercostal comprises one or more attachment bosses configured to secure to one or more feet of a base of a seat assembly, and wherein the one or more attachment bosses are configured to be retained within a retaining channel of a collar of the one or more feet.
An aircraft comprising:
- an internal cabin having a first seat track and a second seat track on a floor;
- an intercostal secured to the first seat track and the second seat track, wherein the intercostal comprises one or more attachment bosses;
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- a flight attendant seat assembly including a base having one or more feet, wherein the one or more feet are secured to the one or more attachment bosses, and wherein the one or more attachment bosses are retained within a retaining channel of a collar of the one or more feet.
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A system comprising:
- an intercostal configured to secure to a first seat track and a second seat track, wherein the intercostal comprises:
- one or more attachment bosses configured to secure to one or more feet of a base of a seat assembly;
- one more first passages configured to align with one or more first openings of the first seat track, wherein one or more first fasteners are configured to extend through the one or more first passages and the one or more openings to secure the intercostal to the first seat track;
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- one or more second passages configured to align with one or more second openings of the second seat track, wherein one or more second fasteners are configured to extend through the one or more second passages and the one or more second openings to secure the intercostal to the first seat track, and wherein the one or more attachment bosses are offset from the one or more first passages and the one or more second passages.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.