Seat track mounted passenger interface
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorJohn Edward Cawley
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Abstract
A seat track mounted passenger interface device is provided. The device includes a base removably coupled to an aircraft seat track. A riser coupled to the base extends generally vertically away from the seat track. An interface head coupled to the distal end of the riser is located adjacent a passenger seat bottom cushion. One or more jacks and/or sockets are disposed within the interface head. Electrical leads interconnect the jacks and/or sockets with a power source. The electrical leads extend from the interface head, through the riser and base, and then through the seat track raceway.
Claims23
An interface device for an aircraft comprising:
- an interface base adapted to be coupled to a seat track unit disposed within said aircraft;
- an interface riser coupled to said interface base, said interface riser being a reconfigurable flexible tube;
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- an interface head coupled to said interface riser.
An aircraft seating arrangement comprising:
- a passenger compartment including a floor;
- a seat track longitudinally disposed on said floor relative to said passenger compartment;
- at least one seat including a frame, said frame being coupled to said seat track;
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- at least one passenger interface device coupled to said seat track at a position which is one of fore and aft of said frame.
An aircraft interface device comprising:
- a seat track mountable base;
- a cylindrical, hollow riser extending from said base;
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- an interface head coupled to a distal end of said riser and adapted to be located adjacent a lower edge of a seat bottom.
An interface device for an aircraft comprising:
- a seat track unit disposed within said aircraft;
- an interface base independently and directly coupled to said seat track unit;
- an interface riser coupled to said interface base;
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- an interface head coupled to said interface riser.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.