The Boeing Company

Design Within Reach, Inc.

Herman Miller, Inc.

Teknion Limited

Jeffrey Bernett

David Henry Wykes

James A Fullerton

Sebastian Petry

Don Chadwick

Blake Emery

Scott Edward Coburn

R Klaus Brauer

Nicholas Dodziuk

Paul Gartland

Eileen M LaMore

Jeffrey Allen Book

Scott G Ball

Jeffrey Jay Weirsma

Bruce A Wilcox

R Klaus-Brauer

An aircraft passenger seat assembly as described herein is formed from two primary and modular components: a structural frame that provides passenger support and dynamic load paths for the seat assembly; and a comfort frame that provides the passenger seating surface and the external upholstery layer for the seat assembly. If the seat assembly is designed for multiple passengers, then a separate comfort frame is used for each passenger seat location. The structural frame can be formed as a molded composite construction, and the comfort frame can also utilize a molded composite support frame. The support frame is used as a mounting shell for a fabric carrier that includes the external upholstery layer. The modular design and use of composite materials results in a significant weight and parts count savings relative to conventional seat designs.

Modular passenger seat for an aircraft

Chair

A furniture component includes a base having a back wall with a first outer vertical face, a first inner vertical face and a first upper edge. A pair of horizontally spaced apart side walls each have a second outer vertical face, a second inner vertical face and a second upper edge. The first and second upper edges are substantially coplanar. An outer top includes a bottom surface spaced above the first and second upper edges and defines a visible gap therebetween. The outer top has a rear edge and a pair of horizontally spaced apart side edges. The rear edge and the first outer vertical face are substantially coplanar, and the side edges and second outer vertical faces are substantially coplanar. A method of assembling and using the furniture component are also provided.

Furniture component with floating top

Reclining chair

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