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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2004
Walter Forrest Frantz, North Bend, WA (US);
Gina C. Pischke, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Martin R. Grether, Bothell, WA (US);
Todd Evan Jones, Lake Stevens, WA (US);
Cory M. Hitchcock, Granite Falls, WA (US);
Paul R. Fortado, Everett, WA (US);
Walter Forrest Frantz, North Bend, WA (US);
Gina C. Pischke, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Martin R. Grether, Bothell, WA (US);
Todd Evan Jones, Lake Stevens, WA (US);
Cory M. Hitchcock, Granite Falls, WA (US);
Paul R. Fortado, Everett, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Non-protruding seat track apparatus and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a track includes an elongated support having a support surface and an engagement surface. The support surface is adapted to engage a lower surface of a floor panel, and the engagement surface is adapted to be coupled to a payload assembly. The engagement surface is at least one of flush with and recessed below the lower surface of the floor panel when the support surface is engaged with the lower surface. The engagement surface may have at least one of an engagement slot and an attachment aperture disposed therein.