Patent ID: 11873105
Assignee: SAFRAN SEATS USA LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 11:
12. A frame for a passenger seat assembly, the frame comprising a tubular frame component comprising:
a first portion; and
a bent portion bending the frame at a non-zero angle with a plane,
wherein the tubular frame component comprises a variable inner diameter such that the first portion of the tubular frame component comprises a first wall thickness and the bent portion of the tubular frame component comprises a second wall thickness that is different from the first wall thickness,
wherein a transition portion is between the first portion and the bent portion, the transition portion having an increasing or decreasing thickness between the first portion and the bent portion,
wherein the bent portion is a first bent portion and the plane is a first plane, wherein the tubular frame component further comprises a second bent portion bending the frame at a nonzero angle within a second plane, wherein the tubular frame component further comprises a third bent portion bending the frame at a nonzero angle within a third plane, wherein the third plane is different than the first plane and the second plane, and
wherein the second bent portion further comprises a third wall thickness that is different from the thickness of the first bent portion, the transition portion, and the first portion.