Multiple-position seat
First Claim
1. A seating unit, comprising:
- a first seat portion having a first upper surface with a front extremity and a rear extremity, the first seat portion being moveable between a first position and a second position, wherein the first seat portion is tilted forwardly upwardly when in the first position, and wherein the first seat portion is tilted forwardly downwardly when in the second position; and
a second seat portion having a second upper surface, the second seat portion being moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position, wherein the second upper surface of the second seat portion is spaced apart from the front extremity of the first seat portion so as to receive a leg between the second upper surface and the front extremity when the second seat portion is in the deployed position.
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Abstract
Multiple-position seating units, methods for operating seating units, and methods for installing seating units are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the seating unit includes a first seat portion and a second seat portion. The first seat portion has a first upper surface with a front extremity. The first seat portion can be moveable between first and second positions. In the second position, the first seat portion is tilted forwardly downwardly. The second seat portion has a second upper surface that can be configured to support at least one shin of a person. The second seat portion can be moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position. In the deployed position, the second upper surface is spaced apart from the front extremity of the first seat portion.
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Citations
64 Claims
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1. A seating unit, comprising:
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a first seat portion having a first upper surface with a front extremity and a rear extremity, the first seat portion being moveable between a first position and a second position, wherein the first seat portion is tilted forwardly upwardly when in the first position, and wherein the first seat portion is tilted forwardly downwardly when in the second position; and
a second seat portion having a second upper surface, the second seat portion being moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position, wherein the second upper surface of the second seat portion is spaced apart from the front extremity of the first seat portion so as to receive a leg between the second upper surface and the front extremity when the second seat portion is in the deployed position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A seating unit for use in a vehicle having a floor, the seating unit comprising:
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a base frame configured for attachment to the floor of the vehicle, the base frame including at least one support arm;
a first seat portion coupled to the base frame, the first seat portion having a first upper surface with a front extremity and a rear extremity, the first seat portion being moveable between a first position and a second position, wherein the front extremity is higher than the rear extremity when the first seat portion is in the first position, and wherein the front extremity is lower than the rear extremity when the first seat portion is in the second position; and
a second seat portion coupled to the at least one support arm, the second seat portion having a second upper surface and being moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position, wherein the second upper surface of the second seat portion is tilted forwardly upwardly and spaced apart from the front extremity of the first seat portion so as to receive a person'"'"'s leg between the second upper surface and the front extremity when the second seat portion is in the deployed position. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A seating unit for use in a vehicle, comprising:
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a first seat portion configured to be coupled to the vehicle, the first seat portion having an upper surface with a front extremity and a rear extremity, the first seat portion being moveable between a first position and a second position, wherein the first seat portion is tilted forwardly downwardly when in the second position; and
a second seat portion moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position, the second seat portion being positioned proximate to the rear extremity of the first seat portion when in the stowed position, wherein the second seat portion is sufficiently spaced apart from the first seat portion so as to be positioned to support and contact at least one shin of a person seated in a kneeling position behind the seating unit when the second seat portion is in the deployed position. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A set of seating units for use in a vehicle, comprising:
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a first seating unit including;
a first seat portion coupleable to the vehicle, the first seat portion having a first upper surface with a first front extremity and a first rear extremity, the first seat portion being moveable between a first position and a second position, wherein the first seat portion is tilted forwardly downwardly when in the second position;
a second seat portion having a second upper surface and being moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position, the second seat portion being positioned proximate to the first rear extremity when in the stowed position;
a second seating unit positionable behind the first seating unit, the second seating unit including;
a third seat portion coupleable to the vehicle, the third seat portion having a third upper surface with a second front extremity and a second rear extremity, the third seat portion being moveable between a third position and a fourth position, wherein the third seat portion is tilted forwardly downwardly when in the fourth position; and
wherein the second seat portion is sufficiently spaced apart from the first seat portion so as to be positioned to support and contact at least one shin of a person seated in a kneeling position in the second seating unit when the second seat portion is in the deployed position. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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35. A seating unit for use in a vehicle having a floor, comprising:
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a track configured for attachment to the floor;
a first seat portion coupleable to the floor, the first seat portion having a first upper surface with a front extremity, the first seat portion being moveable between a first position and a second position, wherein the first seat portion is tilted forwardly downwardly when in the second position; and
a second seat portion coupleable to the track, the second seat portion having a second upper surface configured to support at least one shin of a person, the second seat portion being moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position, wherein the second seat portion is positioned at least partially vertically beneath the first seat portion or another seat portion positioned forward of the first seat portion when the second seat portion is in the stowed position, and wherein the second upper surface is spaced apart from the front extremity of the first seat portion so as to receive a leg between the second upper surface and the front extremity when the second seat portion is in the deployed position. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A seating unit for use in a vehicle, comprising:
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first seat means configured to be coupled to the vehicle and being moveable between a first position and a second position, wherein the first seat means are tilted forwardly downwardly when in the second position; and
second seat means for supporting at least one shin of a person, the second seat means being moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position, wherein the second seat means are positioned at least partially vertically beneath the first seat means when the second seat means are in the stowed position, and wherein the second seat means are spaced apart from the first seat means when the second seat means are in the deployed position. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. An aircraft comprising:
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an interior floor;
a plurality of seating units coupled to the interior floor, at least one of the plurality of seating units including;
a first seat portion coupled to the interior floor, the first seat portion having a first upper surface with a front extremity, the first seat portion being moveable between a first position and a second position, wherein the first seat portion is tilted forwardly downwardly when in the second position; and
a second seat portion having a second upper surface configured to support at least one shin of a person, the second seat portion being moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position, wherein the second seat portion is positioned at least partially vertically beneath the first seat portion or another seat portion positioned forward of the first seat portion when the second seat portion is in the stowed position, and wherein the second upper surface of the second seat portion is spaced apart from the front extremity of the first seat portion so as to receive a leg between the second upper surface and the front extremity when the second seat portion is in the deployed position. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54)
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55. A vehicle, comprising:
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a floor;
a plurality of seating units coupled to the floor, at least one of the plurality of seating units including;
a first seat portion coupled to the floor, the first seat portion having a first upper surface with a front extremity, wherein the first seat portion is tilted forwardly downwardly; and
a second seat portion having a second upper surface, wherein the second upper surface of the second seat portion is tilted forwardly upwardly and is spaced apart from the first front extremity of the first seat portion so as to receive a leg between the second upper surface and the first front extremity and support a shin with the shin contacting the second upper surface. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58)
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59. A seating unit, comprising:
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a first seat portion moveable between a first position and a second position, wherein the first seat portion is configured to receive a person in the conventional sitting position with the first seat portion tilted forwardly upwardly when in the first position; and
a second seat portion having a second upper surface configured to support at least one shin of the persons with the shin contacting the second upper surface, the second seat portion being moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position, wherein the second upper surface is spaced apart from the first seat portion when the second seat portion is in the deployed position. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61)
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62. A seating unit, comprising:
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a first seat portion moveable between a first position and a second position, wherein the first seat portion is angled forwardly upwardly when the first seat portion is in the first position, and wherein the first seat portion is angled forwardly downwardly when the first seat portion is in the second position; and
a second seat position moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position, the second seat portion having an upper surface, wherein the second seat portion is spaced apart from the first seat portion and positioned to support at least one shin of a person with the at least one shin contacting the upper surface when the second seat portion is in the deployed position. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64)
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