Patent ID: 9718552
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: B64D

Claim:
1. A seat leg assembly for a passenger seat, the assembly comprising: a brace member configured to extend from a front end of a base frame of the passenger seat to a rear floor fitting; a front leg configured to extend from a front floor fitting to the brace member and connected to the brace member with a slanted angle; a rear leg portion extending from a rear end of the base frame to the brace member; and a first joint structure connecting the rear leg portion to the brace member; wherein the first joint structure comprises a first axle member for providing a first pivot point for the rear leg portion relative to the brace member and further comprises mating surfaces on the rear leg portion and the brace member respectively, to form a variable rotation resist joint when rotation motion between the rear leg and the brace member reaches a desired extent and to divert a tensile loading of the rear leg portion at the first pivot point through the brace member.