System including stowage pouch

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12286231-B2
Application number	US-202318135392-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 17, 2023
Priority date	Jul 2, 2022
Publication date	Apr 29, 2025
Grant date	Apr 29, 2025

Abstract

A system includes a seat frame. The seat frame includes a fore beam and an aft beam. The system includes a pouch. The pouch includes: an opening; a top panel extending from the opening; an end panel abutting the top panel; a first side panel abutting the top panel and the end panel; a second side panel abutting the top panel and the end panel; a bottom panel abutting the first side panel, the second side panel, and the end panel; a curved panel extending from the opening toward the bottom panel and abutting the first side panel, the second side panel, and the bottom panel; a closeout flap extending from a top edge of the opening and abutting the top panel; aft straps attached to the top panel and secured around the aft beam; and fore straps attached to the top panel and secured around the fore beam.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system, comprising:
a seat frame installed in a vehicle, the seat frame comprising a seat pan, a fore seat frame beam, and an aft seat frame beam, wherein the fore seat frame beam and the aft seat frame beam are under the seat pan, wherein the fore seat frame beam is parallel to the aft seat frame; and
a pliable stowage pouch accessible by a passenger seated behind the seat frame, comprising:
an opening located at an aft side of the seat frame;
a top panel extending from the opening;
an end panel abutting the top panel;
a first side panel abutting the top panel and the end panel, the first side panel being elbow-shaped;
a second side panel abutting the top panel and the end panel, the second side panel being elbow-shaped;
a bottom panel abutting the first side panel, the second side panel, and the end panel;
a curved panel extending from the opening toward the bottom panel and abutting the first side panel, the second side panel, and the bottom panel;
a closeout flap extending from a top edge of the opening and abutting the top panel, wherein the closeout flap is configured to close the opening in a first state and to open the opening in a second state;
aft straps attached to the top panel and secured around the aft seat frame beam, and
fore straps attached to the top panel and secured around the fore seat frame beam.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the closeout flap is configured to close the opening in the first state via a zipper extending at least along an edge of the closeout flap and an edge of the curved panel.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the closeout flap is configured to close the opening in the first state via a zipper extending at least along edges of the closeout flap and an edge of the curved panel, an edge of the first side panel, and an edge of the second side panel.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the pliable stowage pouch further comprises first and second flexible shaping structures, the first flexible shaping structure abutting the first side panel and extending from the opening along the first side panel toward the bottom panel, the second flexible shaping structure abutting the second side panel and extending from the opening along the second side panel toward the bottom panel.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein each of the first and second flexible shaping structures are at least composed of a rubber material.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the rubber material is neoprene rubber.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein each of the aft straps and the fore straps comprises a strap and a button, wherein each button is configured to secure a given strap around one of the fore seat frame beam or the aft seat frame beam.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein each of the straps is composed of at least one of plastic, leather, or fabric.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein when each of the aft straps are secured around the aft seat frame beam, the button of each of the aft straps is positioned on a fore side of the aft seat frame beam, wherein when each of the fore straps are secured around the fore seat frame, the button of each of the fore straps is positioned on an aft side of the fore seat frame beam.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein positions of the buttons of the fore straps and the aft straps being in between the fore seat frame beam and the aft seat frame beam inhibits the passenger seated behind the seat frame from viewing and accessing the buttons.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein each of the top panel, the end panel, the bottom panel, the first side panel, the second side panel, the curved panel, and the closeout flap is at least composed of fabric.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein an angle between the top panel and the end panel is obtuse.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein an angle between the bottom panel and the curved panel is obtuse.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein an angle between the bottom panel and the end panel is a right angle.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein an angle between the bottom panel and the first side panel is a right angle, wherein an angle between the bottom panel and the second side panel is a right angle.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the aft seat frame beam is higher than the fore seat frame beam.

17. The system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle is an aircraft.

Assignees

• Be Aerospace Inc

Inventors

• Prathipati Krishna Chaitanya
• Kandukuri Ravindra Ramulu

Classifications

• B64D11/003 Primary

  Stowage devices for passengers' personal luggage · CPC title

• B64D11/0627 Primary

  Seats combined with storage means · CPC title