Seat beam clamp
AssigneeSafran Seats USA LLC
InventorKlay E. Gilbert
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Abstract
A beam clamp (124) for a passenger seat includes a keyhole (126) configured to flex outwardly from an un-flexed position to a flexed position. The diameter of the keyhole in the un-flexed position is less than the diameter of the keyhole in the flexed position. A method of assembling the passenger seat includes assembling a seat base and connecting a seat back to the seat base. Assembling the seat base includes flexing the keyhole of the beam clamp outwards from the un-flexed position to the flexed position and inserting a support beam within the keyhole in the flexed position.
Claims20
A passenger seat comprising:
- a seat back;
- and
- a seat base connected to the seat back, the seat base comprising a beam clamp comprising a keyhole configured to flex outwardly from an un-flexed position to a flexed position, wherein a diameter of the keyhole in the un-flexed position is less than the diameter of the keyhole in the flexed position.
A passenger seat base comprising:
- a support beam defining a support beam diameter;
- and
- a beam clamp comprising a keyhole comprising a beam-receiving portion and a cam-receiving portion, the beam-receiving portion configured to flex outwardly from an un-flexed position to a flexed position, wherein a diameter of the beam-receiving portion in the un-flexed position is less than the support beam diameter.
A method of assembling a passenger seat comprising:
- assembling a seat base, wherein assembling the seat base comprises:
- flexing a keyhole of a beam clamp outwards from an un-flexed position to a flexed position;
- and
- inserting a support beam within the keyhole in the flexed position;
- and
- connecting a seat back to the seat base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.