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Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2006

Filed:

Nov. 09, 2004
Applicants:

Trevor B. Skelly, Winston-Salem, NC (US);

Mark Brian Dowty, Rural Hall, NC (US);

James Randy Penley, Pfafftown, NC (US);

Kurt R. Heidmann, Grand Rapids, MI (US);

James R. Yurchenco, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Inventors:

Trevor B. Skelly, Winston-Salem, NC (US);

Mark Brian Dowty, Rural Hall, NC (US);

James Randy Penley, Pfafftown, NC (US);

Kurt R. Heidmann, Grand Rapids, MI (US);

James R. Yurchenco, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Assignee:

BE Aerospace, Inc., Wellington, FL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A passenger seat for a vehicle includes a seat back; and a seat bottom, which may be mounted to a fixed backshell. The seat bottom is selectively configurable such that at least a portion of one side thereof is higher than at least a portion of the opposite side thereof, relative to a floor of said vehicle, so as to support a passenger who is seated on said seat bottom in a rotated position wherein one of said passenger's hips is higher than the other hip relative to said floor.


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