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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2019
Safran Seats GB Limited, Cwmbran Wales, GB;
James Woodington, Cwmbran Wales, GB;
Safran Seats GB Limited, Cwmbran, GB;
Abstract
The present invention provides an aircraft seat unit comprising a main seat, and a companion seat, the main seat and the companion seat facing each other, wherein the companion seat comprises a seat pan, providing a seat pan surface, and a moveable seat element, the moveable seat element being moveable in relation to the seat pan between a stowed position, in which the companion seat provides an additional support surface for a main passenger in the main seat, and a deployed position, in which the moveable seat element provides a backrest surface for a companion passenger in the companion seat. The invention also provides a method of deploying and a method of stowing a companion seat.