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US 6,644,736 B2Granted
Privacy seat divider for transport vehicles
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsTony Hoang Nguyen, James D. Callahan
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Abstract
A fan-type foldable device for sub-dividing for privacy purposes, the space occupied by a passenger seated in a moving vehicle or a movie theatre, is described. The fan type device incorporates a means for coupling onto a side of a seat back, thereby maintaining privacy within the sub-divide. Said fan type device folds out of the way when not in use. The fan type foldable device may be used in a seating arrangement wherein rows of seats are divided by the fan type such that each seated passenger is able to enjoy privacy from adjoining passengers.
Claims8
A seat having a device for sub-dividing a space, comprising:
- a seating portion having a substantially flat surface for seating;
- a back member coupled to the substantially flat surface, the back member comprises an inner back surface and two side surfaces, each side surface having a breadth that is substantially the thickness of the back member;
- a sliding member integrally attached to at least one side surface;
- and
- a privacy fan-type device for sub-dividing a space, comprising:
- a plurality of elongated dividing members each having,
- a first end rotably connected with the rest of the plurality of elongated dividing members by a connecting portion, wherein the connecting portion comprises a relatively non-moving point in relation to other connecting portions of the plurality of elongated first members, thereby forming a collective connecting portion, and
- a second free end capable of moving apart from the plurality of second free ends of the other members in a uniformly manner, thereby using the length of the elongated dividing member as a radius spanning an area wherein the area forms part of a circle for subdividing a space;
- and
- a mounting member coupled to the collective connecting portion disposed to be slidably mounted to the sliding member having at least one stable location for spanning the area for subdivision.
7 more elements
A seating arrangement, comprising:
- at least two rows of seats, each row includes a plurality of seats, each seats comprising:
- a seating portion having a substantially flat surface for seating;
- a back member coupled to the substantially flat surface, the back member comprises an inner back surface and two side surfaces, each side surfaces having a breadth that is substantially the thickness of the back member;
- a sliding member integrally attached to at least one side surface;
- and
- a privacy fan-type device for sub-dividing a space, comprising:
- a plurality of elongated dividing members each having,
- a first end rotably connected with the rest of the plurality of elongated dividing members by a connecting portion, wherein the connecting portion comprises a relatively non-moving point in relation to other connecting portions of the plurality of elongated first members, thereby forming a collective connecting portion, and
- a second free end capable of moving apart from the a plurality of second free ends of the other members in a uniformly manner, thereby using the length of the elongated dividing member as a radius spanning an area wherein the area forms part of a circle for subdividing a space;
- and
- a mounting member coupled to the collective connecting portion disposed to be slidably mounted to the sliding member having at least one stable location for spanning the area for subdivision.
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A method for dividing a space between two seats, comprising the steps of:
- providing at least two seats each having a seating portion and a back member;
- providing a fan-type device for sub-dividing a space;
- mounting the fan-type device to one of the at least two seats;
- opening the fan-type device for providing privacy;
- providing a sliding member integrally attached to at least one side surface of the back member;
- slidably connecting a mounting member of the fan-type device with the sliding member;
- adjusting the fan-type device to reach desired privacy;
- providing a stowing space along a side of one of the at least two seats;
- folding the fan-type device if no privacy is desired;
- and
- stowing the fan-type device in the provided space.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.