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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017

Filed:

Aug. 08, 2014
Applicant:

Zodiac Seats Us Llc, Gainesville, TX (US);

Inventors:

Larry Richard Gaither, The Colony, TX (US);

Timothy W. Terleski, Richardson, TX (US);

Chirag Patel, Dallas, TX (US);

Assignee:

Zodiac Seats US LLC, Gainesville, TX (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/66 (2006.01); B64D 11/06 (2006.01); B60N 2/24 (2006.01); B60N 2/02 (2006.01); B60N 2/22 (2006.01); B61D 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/66 (2013.01); B60N 2/02 (2013.01); B60N 2/22 (2013.01); B60N 2/242 (2013.01); B61D 33/00 (2013.01); B64D 11/06 (2013.01); B64D 11/064 (2014.12); B64D 11/0641 (2014.12); B64D 11/0644 (2014.12); B64D 11/0646 (2014.12); B64D 11/0649 (2014.12); Y02T 50/46 (2013.01);
Abstract

Describes are passenger seats including a seat pan assembly with a reclining mechanism, a seat back pivotally coupled to the aft end of the seat pan assembly, and a lumbar mechanism coupled to the seat back and/or the seat pan assembly. As examples, the seat pan assembly includes at least one track having a reclining path and a sleeper path, and a sleeper selection control configured to pull a diverter into a position substantially blocking the opening to the reclining path and to push the diverter into a position substantially blocking the opening to the sleeper path. In certain cases, the seat pan assembly also includes a tilting mechanism with a fixed component and a variable component adjustably engaged with each other.


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