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US 9,308,998 B1Granted
Removable aircraft headrest
AssigneeAMI Industries, Inc.
InventorsChad R. Pacheco, Timothy Brownsberger, Donald Pinkal
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed herein for an aircraft seat with a removable headrest. The headrest may automatically lock in place in response to being inserted within the seat frame. The headrest may be removed by pressing on an upper backrest in the seat. The upper backrest may release a locking mechanism, and the headrest may be pulled upward in order to remove the headrest from the seat.
Claims13
A seat comprising:
- a seat frame;
- a backrest;
- a headrest comprising a bayonet;
- and
- a locking mechanism configured to lock the bayonet within the seat frame, wherein the locking mechanism is configured to release the bayonet in response to a pressure on an upper portion of the backrest, the locking mechanism comprising:
- a pawl coupled to the seat frame, wherein the pawl comprises a cut-out;
- a spring coupled to the pawl, the spring comprising a first end in contact with the seat frame and a second end in contact with a lever on the pawl, wherein the pawl is biased by the spring;
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- a linkage coupled to the seat frame, the linkage comprising a main body, a release member extending from the main body and located within the cut-out in the pawl, and a cantilevered tab perpendicular to the main body, wherein the upper portion of the backrest is biased in a forward position by the cantilevered tab.
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An aircraft seat comprising:
- a seat frame;
- a pawl coupled to the seat frame, wherein the pawl comprises a curved cut-out;
- a torsion spring coupled to the pawl, the torsion spring comprising a first end in contact with the seat frame and a second end in contact with a lever on the pawl, wherein the pawl is biased rotationally by the torsion spring;
- a linkage coupled to the seat frame, the linkage comprising a main body, a release member extending from the main body and located within the curved cut-out in the pawl, and a cantilevered tab perpendicular to the main body;
- and
- an upper backrest, wherein the upper backrest is biased in a forward position by the cantilevered tab.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.