# US 8,783,612 B1 · Sliding puck for seating assembly

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- Number: US 8,783,612 B1
- Document ID: US8783612B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 12/954,210
- Filed: 2010-11-24
- Granted: 2014-07-22
- Earliest claimed: 2010-11-24
- Assignees: The Boeing Company
- Applicants: Joseph 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
- Inventors: Joseph 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
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8783612B1

## CPC

- B64F 5/50: Handling or transporting aircraft components
- B64F: GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT; DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING OR REPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## 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.

## Claims

### Claim 1

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.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 further comprising:
shipping the seat assembly to a destination comprising a point of installation onto an aircraft.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2 further comprising:
positioning the seat assembly for installation into the aircraft.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The method of claim 3, wherein the sliding pucks facilitate movement of the seat assembly within the aircraft.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein transporting the seat assembly comprises a human manually sliding the seat assembly along a surface.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein each leg of the seat comprises a stud and wherein each of the one or more lockable sliding pucks comprises a base comprising a material suitable for sliding along a surface, a frame connected to the base, the track connected to the frame, the track configured to hold the stud, and the pistons that is configured to move into the track, and wherein removably attaching further comprises:
moving the piston into the track such that the stud is prevented from moving out of the track.

### Claim 7

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.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7 wherein the sliding pucks facilitate movement of the seat assembly within the vehicle.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7 further comprising:
positioning the seat assembly for installation into the vehicle.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9, wherein positioning the seat assembly comprises a human manually sliding the seat assembly along a surface.

### Claim 11 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7, wherein each leg of the seat comprises a stud and wherein each of the one or more lockable sliding pucks comprises a base comprising a material suitable for sliding along a surface, a frame connected to the base, the track connected to the frame, the track configured to hold the stud, and the pistons that is configured to move into the track, and wherein removably attaching further comprises:
moving the piston into the track such that the stud is prevented from moving out of the track.