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US 8,783,612 B1Granted
Sliding puck for seating assembly
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsJoseph B. Barr, Daniel M. Coon, Richard N. Dainard, Richard D. Griffin, Gregory W. Hewett, William B. Mann, Thomas Eugene Robbins, Dean W. Sang, Karl J. Schaefer, Ralph M. Soto, Jody A. Taylor, III
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Abstract
A device comprising a base, and a coupler connected to the base and adapted to attach the base to a seat assembly of a passenger aircraft. The seat assembly is connected to the coupler, wherein the base further comprises a slidable lining.
Claims11
A method of transporting an aircraft seat assembly comprising:
- forming an assembly by removably attaching a separate sliding puck to each leg of the seat, wherein one or more sliding pucks are attached to the seat and wherein at least one or more of the sliding pucks comprises a lockable sliding puck comprising:
- a first magnet connected to a slider assembly attached to the lockable sliding puck;
- and
- a second magnet connected to a piston attached to the lockable sliding puck, the second magnet having a same polarity as the first magnet, wherein in a first position the first magnet forces the piston in a track and locks the lockable sliding puck, and wherein in a second position the first magnet forces the second magnet to move and force the piston out of the track and unlock the lockable sliding puck;
- transporting the seat assembly to a location of installation on the aircraft;
- and
- removing the one or more sliding pucks, wherein removing includes moving the first magnet into the second position.
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A method of transporting a seat assembly within a vehicle comprising:
- forming an assembly by removably attaching a sliding puck to each leg of the seat, wherein at least one of the one or more sliding pucks comprises a lockable sliding puck comprising:
- a first magnet connected to a slider assembly attached to the lockable sliding puck;
- and
- a second magnet connected to a piston attached to the lockable sliding puck, the second magnet having a same polarity as the first magnet, wherein in a first position the first magnet forces the piston in a track and locks the lockable sliding puck, and wherein in a second position the first magnet magnetically forces the second magnet to move and force the piston out of the track and unlock the lockable sliding puck;
- positioning the seat assembly to a location of installation into a vehicle;
- and
- removing the sliding puck from each leg of the seat assembly, wherein removing includes moving the first magnet into the second position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.