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US 2013/0076082 A1Published application
Premium seat offering extra wide bed
AssigneeZodiac Seats France
InventorPATRICK HERAULT
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide premium seats for aircraft and other passenger transport vehicles that provide extra seat room by providing an improved tray table configuration, which also enhances privacy for each passenger. Certain embodiments also provide an improved outer armrest configuration.
Claims11
A seating system for a passenger transport vehicle, comprising:
- (a) a center console configured for positioning between first and second passenger seats for providing a divider between the first and second passenger seats, the center console comprising an upper armrest section and a thin mid portion not wide enough to serve as a food tray stowage compartment;
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- (b) at least one food tray configured to be positioned horizontally in use and configured to be stowed in a vertically upright position between head rest portions of the first and second passenger seats when not in use.
A seat for a passenger transport vehicle, comprising an outer armrest and a privacy shell, wherein the outer armrest is configured to slide into an opening in the privacy shell.
A seating system for a passenger transport vehicle, comprising:
- (a) a privacy shell;
- (b) a center console configured for positioning between first and second passenger seats for providing a divider between the first and second passenger seats, the center console comprising an upper armrest section and a thin mid portion not wide enough to serve as a food tray stowage compartment;
- (c) at least one food tray configured to be positioned horizontally in use and configured to be stowed in a vertically upright position between head rest portions of the first and second passenger seats when not in use;
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- (d) a retractable outer armrest on one of the first or the second passenger seats configured to slide back into an opening in the privacy shell.
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