Patents

US 10106261 B2: Ramp mount

Granted
2018-10-23
Filed
2016-02-01 application 15735787
Type
Utility · 10 claims
Elsewhere
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Abstract

Ramp mounts may facilitate the movement of a. passenger seat pan relative to a passenger seat frame during movement of the seat pan between an upright position and a recline position relative to the passenger seat frame. During cycling of the seat pan from the recline position to the upright position, ramp mounts may break. Embodiments of the ramp mount (16) disclosed herein may increase the ramp mount durability so as to reduce the instances of ramp mounts breaking during cycling of the seat pan between the recline and upright positions. Additionally, some embodiments may provide for a ramp mount that has fewer components. Such embodiments may simplify coupling of the ramp mount to a seat pan and may reduce passenger seat system assembly time. Moreover, in some embodiments, the reduced number of components may further reduce manufacturing time and/or costs thereby providing a relatively low cost ramp mount.

Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg181023.xml).

Assignees

AssigneeTypePlaceAlso on furp.orgSource
Zodiac Seats US LLC 69 patentsUS company or organizationGainesville, TXPVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

Inventors

InventorPlacePatentsPerson pageSource
Adrian R. ClevelandWhitesboro, TX2PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

CPC categories

SubclassCategoryFirst groupSource
B64DEquipment for fitting in or to aircraft; flight suits; parachutes; arrangement or mounting of power plants or propulsion transmissions in aircraftB64D11/064PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
B60NSeats specially adapted for vehicles; vehicle passenger accommodation not otherwise provided forB60N2/02PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).

Assignments and security interests

RecordedWhatFromToReel/frameSource
2019-04-04Name change
Change of name
ZODIAC SEATS US LLC signed 2018-12-01SAFRAN SEATS USA LLC GAINESVILLE, TX49535/876PASDL, file of 2026-10-15
2017-12-12Assignment
Assignment of assignor's interest
CLEVELAND, ADRIAN R. signed 2016-02-15ZODIAC SEATS US LLC GAINESVILLE, TX44846/664ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25

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