Seat assembly with independent seat bottom tilt

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11358723
APP PUB NO 20210197972A1
SERIAL NO

17059200

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Described are passenger seats (102) having a seat bottom (122) connected to the seat frame (108) at a hinge (130) at an aft portion of the seat bottom (122), and having a release mechanism (132) operably connected with the seat bottom (122) that, when actuated by a user, cause the seat bottom (122) to be released from a locked configuration to an unlocked configuration, whereby the seat bottom (122) is free to rotate downward, independent of a seat back (142), about the hinge (130) to a tilted position in order to increase a range of available angles between the seat bottom (122) and seat back (130).

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SAFRAN SEATS USA LLC2000 WEBER DR GAINESVILLE TX 76240

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Glain, Arthur Boulogne-Billancourt, FR 16 34
Ruiz, Lara Oscar Versailles, FR 25 22

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