Patent ID: 9308999
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: B64D,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. A crashworthy bench for an aircraft having a cabin including at least a floor and walls of the cabin, the walls of the cabin including at least a ceiling and a plurality of substantially vertical partitions, the bench comprising: a frame; at least one seat for a passenger, each seat comprising a seat proper, a back, and a retaining system for retaining the passenger, all fastened to the frame; and at least one energy absorber device for the at least one seat; wherein the frame is suitable for being fastened to the inside of the cabin via a single low connection point on the floor for each seat via two low connecting rods and one leg for each seat, the low connecting rods mechanically connected to the frame at a front region of the seat proper and the leg being mechanically connected to the frame, the low connecting rods extending inwardly towards one another from the frame to the low connection point, and by at least one high connection point for the bench on at least one of the walls of the cabin via two high connecting rods, the high connecting rods being fastened to the at least one high connection point and being mechanically connected to the frame; and wherein the energy absorber device is mechanically associated at a first end with the leg and at a second end with the frame.