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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2021
Applicant:
Safran Seats Usa Llc, Gainesville, TX (US);
Inventor:
Tyler Newbold, Sherman, TX (US);
Assignee:
Safran Seats USA LLC, Gainesville, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/427 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/42709 (2013.01);
Abstract
A passenger seat assembly includes a leg, a crushable insert, and a connector assembly. The leg includes an end and a slot extending through the leg proximate to the end, and the slot has a first slot end a second slot end. The crushable insert is retained within the slot, and the connector assembly may connect the leg with a track fitting assembly. The connector assembly includes at least one connector that is at least partially positioned within the slot between the second slot end and the crushable insert such that the connector deforms the crushable insert during a dynamic event.