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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2013
Zodiac Seats Us Llc, Gainesville, TX (US);
Allen L. Shirey, Whitesboro, TX (US);
Justin K. Murnan, Whitesboro, TX (US);
Bob A. Halcombe, Sanger, TX (US);
Zodiac Seats US LLC, Gainesville, TX (US);
Abstract
Described are passenger seats with a seat pan () releasably coupled to a seat frame () via at least one coupling device (), which includes a ramp () mounted on a lower surface () of the seat pan () and a latch () pivotally coupled to an open end of the ramp (). The latch () includes a flap configured to substantially cover the open end of the ramp () when the latch () is in a closed position, and a handle () that is accessible from an upper surface of the seat pan () via an aperture () in the seat pan (). The coupling device also includes a spring () configured to position the latch () in the closed position until a force is applied to the handle () to rotate the latch () to an open position.