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US 9,925,895 B2Granted
Passenger seat with close-out shroud
AssigneeZodiac Seats US LLC
InventorsClifton S. Ellis, David A. Acuna
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Abstract
Described are close-out shrouds (10) formed of a flame retardant material with at least one living hinge (16). The flame retardant material is configured to substantially enclose an articulating opening to a cavity, and the at least one living hinge is configured to articulate through greater than 50,000 cycles before failure.
Claims19
A passenger seat comprising:
- a spreader assembly;
- an arm rest assembly pivotally coupled to the spreader assembly;
- a close-out shroud comprising:
- a flame retardant material with a fatigue resistance that exceeds 50,000 cycles before failure;
- and
- at least one living hinge formed within the flame retardant material;
- wherein the close-out shroud is coupled to the arm rest assembly and the spreader assembly so that the at least one living hinge is positioned to articulate with the pivotal movement of the arm rest assembly over an entire range of motion of the arm rest assembly.
4 more elements
A passenger seat comprising:
- a spreader assembly comprising a cam;
- an arm rest assembly comprising a pivot pin;
- wherein the arm rest assembly is pivotally coupled to the spreader assembly;
- a close-out shroud comprising:
- a flame retardant material comprising at least one living hinge;
- wherein the close-out shroud is coupled to the arm rest assembly and the spreader assembly;
- wherein the close-out shroud substantially encloses a location where the arm rest assembly is supported in a deployed position by the spreader assembly such that the pivot pin rests on the cam;
- and
- wherein the at least one living hinge is configured to articulate through greater than 50,000 cycles before failure.
6 more elements
A passenger seat comprising:
- a spreader assembly comprising a cam;
- an arm rest assembly comprising an arm rest and a pivot pin, wherein the arm rest is pivotally coupled to the spreader assembly and configured to rotate between a stowed and a deployed position, wherein the pivot pin contacts the cam when the arm rest is in the deployed position;
- and
- a close-out shroud comprising
- an enclosure portion;
- a coupling portion;
- and
- at least one living hinge positioned between the enclosure portion and the coupling portion;
- wherein the coupling portion is coupled to the spreader assembly and the enclosure portion extends into the arm rest so that the at least one living hinge is configured to articulate with the pivotal movement of the arm rest so that the close-out shroud substantially encloses an articulating opening between the pivot pin and the cam.
6 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.