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Abstract

A seating unit for a vehicle, particularly an aircraft, that has a movable portion including a back rest, a seat pan and a leg rest, and a fixed portion having front and rear legs. The movable portion is movable between a fully reclined position and an upright position. A recess is disposed below the back rest and seat pan in the upright position, the recess constituting a foot-well for a person using another seat therebehind. Front and rear cross-members can be fixedly secured respectively to the lower ends of the front and rear legs, and are fixed to seat tracks provided in the vehicle. In one embodiment, the fixed portion includes two spaced rear legs that are positioned on opposing sides of the recess, and the rear cross-member can be fixedly secured to the lower ends of both of the rear legs.

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First Claim