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US 2012/0222284 A1Published application
Seat Track Assembly
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsMartin Grether, Paul R. Fortado, Viet Q. Phan, Gina Pischke
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Abstract
A seat track assembly is disclosed. An illustrative embodiment of the seat track assembly includes a seat track having an elongated track plate and a pair of generally elongated, parallel, spaced-apart track flanges extending from the track plate. Each of the track flanges is variable in depth. A method of fabricating a seat track assembly is also disclosed.
Claims21
1-20. (canceled)
A method of fabricating a seat track assembly, comprising:
- providing a seat track having an elongated track plate and a pair of generally elongated, parallel, spaced-apart track flanges extending from the track plate, each of the track flanges being variable in depth;
- and
- welding a base flange to the track flanges of the seat track.
A method for reducing weight of a seat track assembly, comprising:
- providing a seat track having
- an elongated track plate;
- a pair of generally elongated, parallel, spaced-apart track flanges extending from the track plate, each of the track flanges having a curved center flange segment with a maximum depth therein;
- and
- welding a curved base flange to the track flanges of the seat track.
2 more elements
A method for attaching passenger seats in an aircraft, comprising:
- fabricating a seat track assembly comprising
- a seat track having an elongated track plate and a pair of generally elongated, parallel, spaced-apart track flanges extending from the track plate, each of the track flanges being variable in depth;
- and
- a base flange affixed to the track flanges of the seat track;
- attaching the base flange to an aircraft floor;
- and
- attaching passenger seats to the track plate.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.