Shared entrance seating arrangement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9938015-B2
Application number	US-201514677865-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 2, 2015
Priority date	Apr 4, 2011
Publication date	Apr 10, 2018
Grant date	Apr 10, 2018

Abstract

An aircraft lounge assembly that includes an enclosure having a rear wall, first and second side walls and a forward wall that cooperate to define a seating area. The lounge assembly also includes first and second seats positioned in the seating area, and a first dividing wall positioned between the first and second seats. The first dividing wall divides the seating area into a first seat section and a second seat section. The front wall includes a shared entrance space defined therein. A first seat path is defined between the shared entrance space and the first seat section and a second seat path is defined between the shared entrance space and the second seat section.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An aircraft lounge assembly comprising:
an enclosure that includes a rear wall, first and second side walls and a front wall that cooperate to define a seating area,
first and second seats positioned in the seating area,
a first dividing wall positioned between the first and second seats, wherein the first dividing wall divides the seating area into a first seat section and a second seat section,
wherein the front wall includes a shared entrance space defined therein that divides the front wall into a first seat portion and a second seat portion, wherein a first seat path is defined between the shared entrance space and the first seat section and a second seat path is defined between the shared entrance space and the second seat section,
a first support positioned in the first seat section adjacent the front wall and pivotable in a transverse direction with respect to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft between a first position and a second position, and
a second support positioned in the second seat section adjacent the front wall and pivotable in a transverse direction with respect to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft between a first position and a second position,
wherein the first seat portion and the front wall includes a first ledge on which the first support is positioned when it is in the second position, and the second seat portion of the front wall includes a second ledge on which the second support is positioned when it is in the second position,
wherein the first support includes a ledge portion and a non-ledge portion, wherein the non-ledge portion is longer than the ledge portion such that the ledge portion is received on the first ledge when the first support is in the second position, and wherein the non-ledge portion extends beyond an inside edge of the first seat portion of the front wall and into the shared entrance space when the first support is in the second position.

2. The aircraft lounge assembly of claim 1 wherein the first dividing wall includes a privacy divider that is movable up and down between first and second positions.

3. The aircraft lounge assembly of claim 1 further comprising a tower positioned at an end of the first dividing wall, wherein the tower includes first and second pivotable monitors connected thereto, wherein the first monitor is pivotable between a closed position and an open position where it is positioned in the first seat section, wherein the second monitor is pivotable between a closed position and an open position where it is positioned in the second seat section.

4. The aircraft lounge assembly of claim 1 further comprising a third seat and a fourth seat positioned in the seating area, a second dividing wall positioned between the second and third seats and a third dividing wall positioned between the third and fourth seats, wherein the third dividing wall divides the seating area into a third seat section and a fourth seat section, wherein the front wall includes a second shared entrance space defined therein, wherein a third seat path is defined between the second shared entrance space and the third seat section and a fourth seat path is defined between the second shared entrance space and the fourth seat section.

5. The aircraft lounge assembly of claim 4 wherein the first dividing wall includes a first privacy divider that is movable up and down between first and second positions, the second dividing wall includes a second privacy divider that is movable up and down between first and second positions, and the third dividing wall includes a third privacy divider that is movable up and down between first and second positions.

6. The aircraft lounge assembly of claim 4 wherein the second dividing wall extends between the rear wall and the front wall.

7. The aircraft lounge assembly of claim 6 wherein the first and third dividing walls do not extend to the front wall.

8. The aircraft lounge assembly of claim 1 wherein the first ledge extends rearwardly from the front wall in the first seat section and the second ledge extends rearwardly from the front wall in the second seat section.

9. The aircraft lounge assembly of claim 1 wherein the first support pivots downwardly to the second position in a first direction, wherein the second support pivots downwardly to the second position in a second direction, and wherein the first and second directions are opposite to one another.

10. An aircraft lounge assembly comprising:
an enclosure that includes a rear wall, first and second side walls and a forward wall that cooperate to define a seating area,
first and second seats positioned in the seating area,
a first dividing wall positioned between the first and second seats, wherein the first dividing wall divides the seating area into a first seat section and a second seat section,
wherein the front wall includes a shared entrance space defined therein, wherein a first seat path is defined between the shared entrance space and the first seat section and a second seat path is defined between the shared entrance space and the second seat section,

a first support positioned in the first seat section adjacent the front wall and pivotable in a transverse direction with respect to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft between a first position and a second position, and a second support positioned in the second seat section adjacent the front wall and pivotable in a transverse direction with respect to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft between a first position and a second position, wherein the first support includes a first stowage space defined therein.

11. The aircraft lounge assembly of claim 10 wherein the first stowage space is communicated to an exterior of the first support by an opening defined in a bottom surface of the first support.

Assignees

• C&D Zodiac Inc

Inventors

• Savian Scott

Classifications

• B64D11/0636

  Personal storage means or waste disposal bags · CPC title

• B64D11/0606

  with privacy shells, screens, separators or the like (class dividers B64D11/0023) · CPC title

• B64D11/003 Primary

  Stowage devices for passengers' personal luggage · CPC title

• Y10T29/49826

  Assembling or joining · CPC title

• B64D11/0601 Primary

  Arrangement of seats for non-standard seating layouts, e.g. seats staggered horizontally or vertically, arranged in an angled or fishbone layout, or facing in other directions than the direction of flight · CPC title