Vehicle seat tubing having variable wall thickness
AssigneeC&D Zodiac, Inc.
InventorsGary Tien Le, Aram Aris Krikorian
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Abstract
Tubular bodies for use in frames for seats of vehicles such as aircraft are described. A tube can include a sidewall that has a variable thickness along the length of the tube. The variable thickness of the sidewalls can result in the tube having a variable inner diameter along the length of the tube. The tube may also include a variable outer diameter.
Claims20
A seat comprising a frame, the seat being for an aircraft, the frame comprising a base frame tube, the base frame tube comprising:
- a first portion having a first wall thickness;
- a second portion having a second wall thickness that is greater than the first wall thickness, wherein the first portion defines an inner diameter that is greater than an inner diameter defined by the second portion;
- and
- a third portion having an outer diameter that is greater than an outer diameter of at least one of the first portion or the second portion.
A seat for an aircraft, the seat comprising a seat base, the seat base comprising:
- a base frame;
- and
- a base frame tube supported by the base frame, wherein the base frame tube comprises a wall, the wall comprising a first portion having a first wall thickness and a second portion having a second wall thickness that is greater than the first wall thickness, wherein the first portion defines an inner diameter that is greater than an inner diameter defined by the second portion.
A seat for an aircraft, the seat comprising a seat base, the seat base comprising:
- a base frame;
- and
- a base frame tube supported by the base frame, wherein the base frame tube comprises:
- a first portion having a first thickness;
- a second portion having a second thickness;
- and
- a middle portion between the first portion and the second portion, the middle portion having a third thickness that is less than the first thickness and the second thickness.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.