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CRADLE RECLINE MECHANISM FOR FIXED-SHELL AIRCRAFT SEAT

  • US 20150284087A1
  • Filed: 04/01/2015
  • Published: 10/08/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A fixed-shell aircraft passenger seat, comprising:

  • a seat bottom;

    a seatback pivotably attached to the seat bottom;

    a fixed-shell positioned behind the seatback;

    left and right spreaders guiding the seat bottom forward and lower as the seat bottom moves from an upright sitting position to a cradle recline sitting position;

    a linkage arm linked with movement of the seat bottom; and

    a locking gas spring arranged between the linkage arm and a fixed seat frame member for counterbalancing passenger weight to return the seat bottom to the upright sitting position and prevent over acceleration into the cradle recline sitting position.

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