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Aircraft seat

  • US 9,592,914 B2
  • Filed: 09/26/2014
  • Issued: 03/14/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A seat for an aircraft, comprising:

  • a seat pan;

    a backrest articulately disposed adjacent to the seat pan;

    a tracking device disposed beneath the seat pan and being attachable to a floor of the aircraft, the tracking device comprising a first pair of rails permitting the seat pan to translate in a lateral direction, inboard-and-outboard in relation to the aircraft, and a second pair of rails permitting the seat pan to translate in a longitudinal direction, fore-and-aft in relation to the aircraft, wherein a width between the second pair of rails limits a distance for the seat pan to translate in the lateral direction; and

    a swivel connected between the tracking device and the seat pan, permitting the seat pan to rotate with respect to the tracking device.

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