Aircraft seating arrangement and seat
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1. An aircraft passenger seating arrangement, comprising:
- (a) a first group of adjacent, spaced-apart and parallel seats adapted for being positioned at an offset angle in relation to a longitudinal axis of an aircraft cabin; and
(b) a second group of adjacent, spaced-apart and parallel seats, each of the second group of seats adapted for being positioned parallel with, and aft of, the first group of adjacent seats and at an offset angle in relation to a longitudinal axis of an aircraft cabin.
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Abstract
An aircraft seating arrangement includes pairs of seat groupings arranged with the seats of each seat grouping parallel with the other, and with each seat and seat pair positioned at an offset angle in relation to the longitudinal axis of the cabin. Privacy shells enclose the seats and include amenities such as a viewing monitor, and accommodation for the feet and lower legs when the seat is in the lie-flat condition.
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1. An aircraft passenger seating arrangement, comprising:
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(a) a first group of adjacent, spaced-apart and parallel seats adapted for being positioned at an offset angle in relation to a longitudinal axis of an aircraft cabin; and (b) a second group of adjacent, spaced-apart and parallel seats, each of the second group of seats adapted for being positioned parallel with, and aft of, the first group of adjacent seats and at an offset angle in relation to a longitudinal axis of an aircraft cabin. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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- 10. An aircraft passenger seating unit, comprising a seat, including a seat back, seat bottom, an extendable footrest moveable between a stowed position and a forwardly-extended use position, and fittings for attaching the seat to the deck of an aircraft at a predetermined offset angle in relation to a longitudinal axis of an aircraft cabin of the aircraft, the extendable footrest in the use position adapted for being positioned at least partially between two other like forwardly-positioned seating units positioned on the deck at the same predetermined offset angle as the seating unit.
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14. An aircraft passenger seat set for a passenger aircraft, the seat set comprising a plurality of subsets of seats, each of the subsets of seats including:
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(a) a first group of adjacent, spaced-apart and parallel seats adapted for being positioned at an offset angle in relation to a longitudinal axis of an aircraft cabin; and (b) a second group of adjacent, spaced-apart and parallel seats, each of the second group of seats adapted for being positioned parallel with, and aft of, the first group of adjacent seats and at an offset angle in relation to a longitudinal axis of an aircraft cabin; (c) a third group of adjacent, spaced-apart and parallel seats adapted for being positioned at an offset angle in relation to a longitudinal axis of an aircraft cabin; (d) a fourth group of adjacent, spaced-apart and parallel seats adapted for being positioned parallel with, and aft of, the third group of adjacent seats and at an offset angle in relation to a longitudinal axis of an aircraft cabin; (e) the third and fourth groups of seats adapted for being positioned laterally adjacent to the first and second groups of seats; (f) a fifth group of adjacent, spaced-apart and parallel seats adapted for being positioned at an offset angle in relation to a longitudinal axis of an aircraft cabin; (g) a sixth group of adjacent, spaced-apart and parallel seats adapted for being positioned parallel with, and aft of, the fifth group of adjacent seats and at an offset angle in relation to a longitudinal axis of an aircraft cabin; and (h) the fifth and sixth groups of seats adapted for being positioned in the aircraft cabin in relation to the first, second, third and fourth groups of seats at an offset angle in relation to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft cabin that is equal to the offset angle of one of the first and second, and third and fourth groups of seats, and equal and opposite to the other of the first and second, and third and fourth groups of seats. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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