Magnetic access panel
AssigneeTextron Innovations Inc.
InventorMatthew William Reese
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Abstract
A passenger seat comprising a first armrest assembly; a second armrest assembly, the second armrest assembly comprising: a side panel comprising an armrest portion and a side portion, the side panel comprising a first magnet secured on an interior side of the side panel; an interior compartment disposed within the side panel; and an access panel in a removably attached position to the side panel, the access panel comprising a second magnet secured on an interior side of the access panel, the first magnet being aligned with the second magnet when the access panel is in the removably attached position.
Claims20
A passenger seat comprising:
- a first armrest assembly;
- a second armrest assembly, the second armrest assembly comprising:
- a side panel comprising an armrest portion and a side portion, the side panel comprising a first magnet secured on an interior side of the side panel;
- an interior compartment disposed within the side panel;
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- an access panel in a removably attached position to the side panel, the access panel comprising a second magnet secured on an interior side of the access panel, the first magnet being aligned with the second magnet when the access panel is in the removably attached position, wherein the access panel comprises a bezel rim.
An armrest assembly of a passenger seat, the armrest assembly comprising:
- a primary side panel comprising:
- an exterior face, the exterior face being exterior to the passenger seat;
- an interior face, the interior face being interior to the passenger seat;
- a looped opening extending from the exterior face to the interior face;
- a side panel magnet support along the interior face;
- and
- a side panel magnet attached to the side panel magnet support;
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- an access panel within the looped opening of the primary side panel, the access panel comprising:
- a looped rim extending through the looped opening of the primary side panel;
- a decorative panel attached to the looped rim;
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- a magnetic component along an outer wall of the looped rim.
A passenger seat, comprising:
- a seat;
- a first armrest assembly on a first side of the seat, the first armrest assembly comprising:
- a first side panel, the first side panel comprising a first looped opening, the first looped opening exposing a first interior region;
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- a first access panel having a substantially same first shape as the first looped opening, the first access panel being secured to the first side panel with a first magnetic attraction, the first access panel further comprising a bowl shape;
- a second armrest assembly on a second side of the seat, the second armrest assembly comprising:
- a second side panel, the second side panel comprising a second looped opening, the second looped opening exposing a second interior region;
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- a second access panel having a substantially same second shape as the second looped opening, the second access panel being secured to the second side panel with a second magnetic attraction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.