Patent ID: 7338131
Filing Date: 2008-03-04
Classification: B64D,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A comfort system for a seat mounted in a row of seats located one behind another, comprising: at least one flexible support component movable between a non-use position and a use position and having at least one support surface on which foot and leg components of a seat occupant can rest in said use position, said support component having a front end mounted on a front part of an underside of a front seat of two seats mounted in a row; and a fastening mechanism holding said support component in said use position to extend along a curved path into a foot space usable by the seat occupant in a rear seat of said two seats mounted in a row and allowing clearing of said foot space when said support component is in said non-use position, said fastening mechanism being mounted on said front part of said underside of said front seat of said two seats mounted in a row and releasably retaining said support component in said non-use position, said non-use position being near said underside, said fastening mechanism having a movable carrier mounted at a front end thereof adjacent said front end of said support component to pivot about a pivot axis perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of said two seats, said carrier having a rear end projecting rearwardly and suspending a rear end of said support component.