Patent ID: 11945590
Assignee: AMI INDUSTRIES, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 4:
5. An aircraft seat assembly, comprising:
an aircraft seat configured to support an occupant;
a seat base assembly, comprising:
two parallel rails attachable to a bulkhead of an aircraft via a seat base,
each rail including a slot set thereinto and extending along the rail in a downward direction;
a sled attachable to the aircraft seat,
the sled disposed between the two rails and slidably attached to each rail via one or more sliding members configured to translate along the slot,
the sled having a first hole set thereinto and extending through the sled;
a metering plate disposed between the seat base and the sled, the metering plate folded into a forward layer and a rear layer along a lateral axis,
the forward layer and the rear layer separated by a gap,
the forward layer including a substantially vertical array of second holes set thereinto,
each second hole extending through the forward layer into the gap and associated with a height of the aircraft seat,
the metering plate configured to deform in the downward direction in response to an impact event;
and
a locking pin controllable by the occupant, the locking pin configured for insertion through the first hole and a second hole to secure the aircraft seat at the height associated with the second hole.