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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2005
James Park, London, GB;
James Park, London, GB;
Singapore Airlines Limited, Singapore, SG;
Abstract
A seat () for a commercial aircraft capable of conversion to a sleeping configuration, comprises a seat back (), a seat base () and a leg rest mounted within a seat shell, comprising side members () and a back shell part () the rear surface of the back shell () defining a recess () for the head, and a moulding () defining a second recess for the feet of the passenger behind. The seat back () is foldable over the seat base () to form the main supporting surface () of the bed configuration. The second recess in the seat () requires the passenger to lie in a diagonal sleeping position, maximising the available bed length within a minimum seat pitch.