Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Aircraft seating arrangement
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Application No.: US14541513Application Date: 2014-11-14
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Publication No.: US09302774B2Publication Date: 2016-04-05
- Inventor: Robert J. Henshaw
- Applicant: Robert J. Henshaw
- Agency: Maristyn Law LLC
- Agent Lynda F. Kouroupis
- Main IPC: B64D11/06
- IPC: B64D11/06 ; B64D11/00

Abstract:
Seating arrangements for seats configurable between an upright and lie-flat position are presented. A three-seat grouping can include a lower aft-facing seating assembly, an upper seating assembly, and a lower fore-facing seating assembly in which the lower seating assemblies underlap the upper seating assembly when in a lie-flat position. Lower seats can be aligned or angled with respect to an upper seat in a manner that conserves space. A six-seat grouping can include 3-seat groupings in which lower seats are aligned with upper seats, or are angled with respect to them. Support structures can be shared by adjacent seats. A six-seat grouping can be embodied as a hybrid arrangement in which footspace is narrower for a lower opposing seat than for a lower seat facing the same direction as an upper seat. In an example embodiment, footspace can be divided between an upper seat and a lower opposing seat.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150069805A1 Aircraft Seating Arrangement Public/Granted day:2015-03-12
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