Aircraft seat with taxi, takeoff and landing lie flat capability
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1. An aircraft passenger seating unit comprising:
- a passenger seat comprising a head rest, a seat back, a seat bottom and a leg rest, the seat configured to move between an upright seating position and a lie flat sleeping position;
at least one fixed position shell adjacent to the lie flat sleeping seating position of the passenger seat; and
a plurality of air bags disposed between the at least one fixed position shell and the lie flat sleeping position of the passenger seat and inflatable to provide comfort and protection to a seat occupant while in the lie flat sleeping position.
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A side-facing aircraft passenger seat having a head rest, seat back, seat bottom and leg rest moveable between an upright seating position and a lie flat sleeping position, and including a plurality of air bags positioned in at least partially surrounding orientation in relation to the seat and inflatable to provide comfort and protection to a seat occupant while in the lie flat sleeping position. The seat may be oriented obliquely to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft.
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1. An aircraft passenger seating unit comprising:
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a passenger seat comprising a head rest, a seat back, a seat bottom and a leg rest, the seat configured to move between an upright seating position and a lie flat sleeping position; at least one fixed position shell adjacent to the lie flat sleeping seating position of the passenger seat; and a plurality of air bags disposed between the at least one fixed position shell and the lie flat sleeping position of the passenger seat and inflatable to provide comfort and protection to a seat occupant while in the lie flat sleeping position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An aircraft passenger seat for installation in an aircraft, the aircraft passenger seat comprising:
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a head rest, a seat back, a seat bottom, and a leg rest moveable between an upright seating position and a lie flat sleeping position; and a plurality of air bags inflatable to provide comfort and protection to a seat occupant while the passenger seat is in the lie flat sleeping position, wherein the aircraft passenger seat is mounted at an oblique angle to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft; and wherein the plurality of air bags are arranged for deployment along a side of the seat occupant opposite an aisle of the aircraft while the passenger seat is in the lie-flat seating position such that the plurality of air bags avoid interference with egress of the seat occupant into the aisle. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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