British Airways Plc

B/e Aerospace, Inc.

Marc Schatell

Gregory Shellman Hall

Martin Richard Darbyshire

Tommy George Plant

Matthew Round

Asa Dancy Herring, Iii

Dennis Isaac Waldrip

Alen Wyss

Walter Sutcavage

John Lovingood

Dan Alford

Asa Dancy Herring Iii

An aircraft passenger seat comprises a primary seat () having a seat back () and a seat pan (), and a secondary support surface () located or locatable opposite the primary, seat (), the passenger seat being able to adopt each of an upright configuration, a reclined configuration and a substantially flat configuration, such that in the reclined configuration, the primary seat () is reclined relative to the upright configuration and the secondary support surface () is angled upwardly towards the primary seat () so as to support the lower leg(s) of a passenger seated in the primary seat (); and in the substantially flat configuration, the secondary support surface () is substantially horizontal and the seat back (), the seat pan () and the secondary support surface () form a substantially flat and continuous surface wherein the secondary support surface () is rotatable about an axis between the reclined and substantially flat configurations, said axis being translated between the reclined and substantially flat configurations.

Aircraft passenger seat

An aircraft passenger seat having a primary seat () having a seat back () and a seat pan (), and a secondary support surface () located or locatable opposite the primary seat (), the passenger seat being able to adopt each of an upright configuration, a reclined configuration and a substantially flat configuration, such that in the reclined configuration, the primary seat () is reclined relative to the upright configuration and the secondary support surface () is angled upwardly towards the primary seat () to support the lower leg(s) of a passenger seated in the primary seat (); and in the substantially flat configuration, the secondary support surface () is substantially horizontal and the seat back (), the seat pan (), and the secondary support surface () form a substantially flat and continuous surface where the secondary support surface () is rotatable about an axis between the reclined and substantially flat configurations, the axis being translated between the reclined and substantially flat configurations.

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