Patent ID: 9545999
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: B64D

Claim:
1. A seating arrangement, comprising: a fore-facing seating assembly comprising a fore-facing support shell and a fore-facing seat, said fore-facing seat having a seat pan disposed at a first height above a cabin floor when said fore-facing seat is in an upright position; an aft-facing seating assembly comprising an aft-facing support shell and an aft-facing seat, said aft-facing seat having a seatpan disposed at said first height above said cabin floor when said aft-facing seat is in an upright position; a center compartment disposed between said fore and aft-facing seating assemblies, said center compartment comprising a center shell and a center seat convertible from an upright to a lie-flat position; wherein a seat pan of said center seat is disposed at said first height above a cabin floor when said center seat is in an upright position; wherein a center bed provided by said center seat in cooperation with said center support shell is disposed at a second height above said cabin floor, said second height greater than said first height; wherein said center compartment comprises a first legwell positioned proximate said center seat in a non-underlapping disposition and defined by a wall of said center compartment, wherein said first legwell accommodates a reclined occupant of said fore-facing seat; wherein said center compartment comprises a second legwell that accommodates a reclined occupant of said aft-facing seat.