Airplane seat device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10059452-B2
Application number	US-201415100093-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 27, 2014
Priority date	Nov 29, 2013
Publication date	Aug 28, 2018
Grant date	Aug 28, 2018

Abstract

An airplane seat device includes at least one airplane seat element implementing at least a portion of a table-less airplane seat, with at least one deposit and/or storage element which is embodied separate from the airplane seat element; the airplane seat element comprising at least one interface via which the deposit and/or storage element can be connected to the airplane seat element if required.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An airplane seat device comprising:
at least one airplane seat element, embodied as a backrest, implementing at least a portion of an airplane seat that does not include a tray table; and
at least one of a deposit element and a storage element which is embodied separate from the airplane seat element, wherein:
the airplane seat element comprises at least one interface via which the at least one of the deposit element and the storage element can be connected to the airplane seat element,
the at least one of the deposit element and the storage element is embodied as a serving element, which is of a rectangular, polygonal, circular or oval shaped substantially planar plate, and
an upper side and an under side of the at least one of the deposit element and the storage element are formed such that the upper side of the at least one of the deposit element and the storage element engages in a form fit fashion into the under side of a like deposit element or storage element whereby the at least one of the deposit element and the storage element is stackable with like deposit elements or storage elements.

2. The airplane seat device according to claim 1 , wherein
the interface comprises at least one of a force-fit element and a form-fit element, via which the at least one of the deposit element and the storage element can be connected to the airplane seat element.

3. The airplane seat device according to claim 2 , wherein
the at least one of the force-fit element and the form-fit element of the interface is embodied as a recess, which the at least one of the deposit element and the storage element is insertable into.

4. The airplane seat device at least according to claim 3 , wherein
the at least one of the deposit element and the storage element further comprises at least one interface which can be coupled to the interface of the airplane seat element.

5. The airplane seat device according to claim 2 , wherein
the at least one of the deposit element and the storage element is provided to be mounted to the airplane seat element tool-lessly.

6. The airplane seat device according to claim 2 , wherein
the at least one of the deposit element and the storage element comprises at least one receptacle for a drink vessel.

7. The airplane seat device according to claim 2 , wherein
the at least one of the deposit element and the storage element is embodied as a holding device.

8. The airplane seat device according to claim 1 , wherein
the at least one of the deposit element and the storage element is provided to be mounted to the airplane seat element tool-lessly.

9. The airplane seat device according to claim 1 , wherein
the at least one of the deposit element and the storage element comprises at least one receptacle for a drink vessel.

10. The airplane seat device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one of the deposit element and the storage element is embodied as a holding device.

11. The airplane seat device according to claim 1 , wherein
the at least one of the deposit element and the storage element is at least substantially made of at least one of a plastic material and a cellulose material.

12. The airplane seat device according to claim 1 , wherein
the interface of the airplane seat element comprises at least one compensation device, which is provided for movement-technically decoupling the at least one of the deposit element and the storage element from the airplane seat element at least partially.

13. The airplane seat device according to claim 1 , wherein
the upper side of the at least one of the deposit element and the storage element is formed with a depression further formed with two receptacles, and
the under side of the at least one of the deposit element and the storage element is formed with a bump that corresponds to the depression.

14. The airplane seat device according to claim 13 , wherein
a height of the bump is smaller than a depth of the depression.

Assignees

• Recaro Aircraft Seating Gmbh & Co Kg

Inventors

• Schuler Thomas
• Horlacher Michael
• Gaertner Andre
• Minzer Heiko
• Dobritz Anne

Classifications

• B64D11/06

  Arrangements of seats, or adaptations or details specially adapted for aircraft seats (crew seat constructions for emergency purposes B64D25/04) · CPC title

• B64D11/0636 Primary

  Personal storage means or waste disposal bags · CPC title

• B64D11/0007 Primary

  Devices specially adapted for food or beverage distribution services · CPC title