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Aircraft passenger seat and seat swivel assembly

  • US 9,493,242 B2
  • Filed: 12/23/2011
  • Issued: 11/15/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An aircraft passenger seat swivel assembly for an aircraft seating unit, comprising:

  • (a) first and second transversely spaced-apart base rails, wherein a top surface of the first base rail and a top surface of the second base rail are horizontally aligned and define a horizontal plane therebetween;

    (b) a swivel assembly mounted between the first and second base rails, the swivel assembly comprising a static swivel plate in which is mounted a rotatable swivel ring, the swivel plate having integrally formed first and second pairs of connecting members extending outwardly in opposite directions therefrom, the first pair of connecting members mounted against an underside of the first base rail and the second pair of connecting members mounted against an underside of the second base rail such that no portion of the swivel assembly extends above the horizontal plane, and the second pair of connecting members having a longer length than the first pair of connecting members such that the static swivel plate is positioned closer to the first base rail than to the second base rail; and

    (c) a plurality of vertically oriented bushings attached to the swivel ring and extending above the horizontal plane.

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