One-piece dress cover for aircraft seat

• US 7,607,732 B2
• Filed: 06/22/2007
• Issued: 10/27/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc. (Raytheon Technologies Corporation d/b/a RTX)
• Original Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc. (Raytheon Technologies Corporation d/b/a RTX)
• Inventors: Bunea, Catalin, Udriste, Daniel I., Hames, Sean, Beroth, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): WHITE, RODNEY BARNETT
• Application Number:
  US11/821,416
• Publication Number:
  US 20080315643A1
• Time in Patent Office: 858 Days
• Field of Search: 297/219.1, 297/224, 297/225, 297/228, 297/228.1, 297/228.11, 297/228.12, 297/229, 297/68
• US Class Current: 297/229
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/6054 by buckle passages
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/6063 by elastic means
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 11/064 Adjustable inclination or position of seats
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 11/0641 Seats convertible into beds
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 11/0647 Seats characterised by special upholstery or cushioning features

Abstract

A one-piece upholstery cover that covers all the visible surfaces of a typical seat such as seatback cushion, seat pan cushion, seat pan extension cushion, leg rest cushion, and leg rest extension cushion. A seat covering system is also disclosed. The seat covering system includes a single elongated piece of upholstery having a first end and a second end and a loop portion intermediate the first and second ends. A first attachment portion is adjacent to the first end of the upholstery, and at least one spring mechanism attached to the second end. A first and second pivot member are attached to opposite sides of a seat back of a reclining chair. These first and second pivot members are also fixed to a seat pedestal while a connecting member having a first end attached to the first pivot member and a second end attached to the second pivot member extends through the loop portion of the elongated piece of upholstery.

Claims

1. A combination seat cover and reclining chair, comprised of:

a single elongated piece of upholstery having a first end and a second end and a loop portion intermediate the first end and the second end;

a first attachment portion adjacent to the first end;

at least one spring mechanism attached to the second end;

a first and second pivot member attached to a seat back of the reclining chair, said first and second pivot member fixed to a seat pedestal; and

a connecting member extending through the loop portion of the elongated piece of upholstery, the connecting member having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the connecting member is attached to the first pivot member and the second end of the connecting member is adjacent to attached to the second pivot member.

2. The combination of claim 1, wherein the connecting member has an elongated tubular shape.

3. The combination of claim 1, wherein each pivot member is comprised of:

an upper link having a first end attached to the seat back; and

a lower link having a first end attached to a second end of the upper link, and a curved section terminating at a second end.

4. The combination of claim 3, wherein:

the first end of the connecting member is attached to the second end of the lower link of the first pivot member; and

the second end of the connecting member is attached to the second end of the lower link of the second pivot member.

5. The combination of claim 3, wherein the lower link of each pivot member is fixed to the seat pedestal.

6. The combination of claim 1, wherein the spring mechanism is a coil spring.