Reclining seat structure and methods thereof
AssigneeSupernal, LLC
InventorsBenjamin David Stephens, Alexander Pozzi
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Abstract
A reclining seat comprising a back portion including a plurality of sidewalls; a seat portion; a plurality of legs, wherein each of the plurality of legs is attached to a sidewall of the back portion; a pivot configured to allow a portion of the seat to recline; and a recline mechanism, the recline mechanism including a recline positioner including a plurality of recesses, and a recline adjustment pin, wherein the recline adjustment pin is configured to fit into at least one of the plurality of recesses of the recline positioner.
Claims18
A reclining seat comprising:
- a back portion including a plurality of sidewalls;
- a seat portion;
- a plurality of legs, wherein each of the plurality of legs is attached to a sidewall of the back portion;
- a pivot configured to allow a portion of the seat portion to recline;
- and
- a recline mechanism, the recline mechanism including:
- a recline positioner including a plurality of recesses, and
- a recline adjustment pin,
- wherein the recline adjustment pin is configured to fit into at least one of the plurality of recesses of the recline positioner;
- wherein each leg of the plurality of legs includes a track for receiving at least one component of the recline mechanism, wherein the track is configured to guide sliding movement of the at least one component of the recline mechanism between discrete recline positions corresponding to the plurality of recesses;
- wherein an energy absorbing member is positioned within the track.
A seat for an aircraft, the seat comprising:
- a back portion;
- a seat portion;
- a plurality of legs;
- a pivot configured to allow a portion of the seat to recline;
- and
- a plurality of recline mechanisms, each recline mechanism including:
- an energy absorbing member;
- a plurality of feet;
- a recline positioner including a plurality of recesses, and
- a recline adjustment pin;
- wherein each leg of the plurality of legs includes a track for receiving at least one of the plurality of feet, wherein the track is configured to guide sliding movement of the at least one of the plurality of feet between discrete recline positions corresponding to the plurality of recesses;
- wherein the energy absorbing member is positioned within the track.
A seat for an aircraft, the seat comprising:
- a back portion;
- a seat portion;
- a plurality of legs;
- a pivot configured to allow a portion of the seat to recline;
- and
- a plurality of recline mechanisms, each recline mechanism including:
- an adapter including an insert portion,
- a recline positioner including a plurality of recesses, and
- a recline adjustment pin,
- wherein each of the plurality of legs includes a track for receiving the insert portion of the adapter, wherein the track is configured to guide sliding movement of the insert portion between discrete recline positions corresponding to the plurality of recesses;
- wherein an energy absorbing member is positioned within the track.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.