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Convertible aircraft seat comprising movable armrests

  • US 7,517,010 B2
  • Filed: 09/27/2004
  • Issued: 04/14/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A seat for an aircraft, comprising:

  • a sitting portion with a sitting surface,a back portion with a back surface, andtwo armrests,wherein said seat is convertible into a bed, and further comprisesa guide mechanism with at least two substantially vertical rails that guide at least one armrest in a translatory movement in a substantially vertical direction, wherein said guide mechanism guides said at least one armrest between an initial position in which a top surface of said at least one armrest projects above the sitting surface of the sitting portion and a second retracted position in which said top surface of said at least one armrest is substantially flush with a substantially horizontal surface of a portion adjacent to the at least one armrest or is below said substantially horizontal surface, anda lateral wall surrounding a rear of the seat,wherein said at least one armrest is an extension of the wall.

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