Patent ID: 8720821
Filing Date: 2014-05-13
Classification: B60N,B64D

Abstract:
1. A seating system for use in an airplane having at least one aisle extending in a same general direction as a longitudinal airplane axis and at least one seat track substantially parallel to the aisle, comprising: a plurality of seats arranged in a column adjacent to the aisle to define a longitudinal column axis, each seat having a front end and a back end and further including a foot-rest at the front end of the seat, a reclinable back rest at the back end of the seat and a seat pan positioned between the foot-rest and the back rest, each seat having a seat axis extending from the front end to the back end and having a first sitting position and a second sleeping position wherein a substantially flat bed is formed; each of the plurality of seats mounted on a plinth secured to the seat track; each of the plurality of seats having an associated rear wall substantially parallel to the aisle and being positioned behind its associated seat; a plurality of screens, wherein each of the plurality of seats is associated with at least one screen, the at least one screen having a first end positioned adjacent to the rear wall of the associated seat to form a wall-screen corner and a second end positioned adjacent to the aisle to separate the associated seat from an adjacent seat; each seat having a space that is defined by a portion of its associated rear wall, a portion of its associated screen and the back end of the seat when in the sitting position; and wherein, in the second sleeping position, the substantially flat bed is formed with the foot-rest defining a first bed end and having an opposite second bed end that extends into the space.