Patent ID: 7111904
Filing Date: 2006-09-26
Classification: B60N,B64D,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A passenger seat for a vehicle comprising: a frame for being attached to a floor of said vehicle; a fixed backshell attached to said frame; a moveable seat back carried by said backshell; and a seat bottom attached to said backshell, said seat bottom including a rear edge disposed in a fixed relationship to a primary seating surface thereof, and being selectively moveable between a first, generally flat position for supporting a passenger in an upright seating position with said passenger's hips located at a first height above said floor, and a second, raised position in which said rear edge is disposed for supporting a passenger thereupon in a semi-standing position wherein said passenger's hips are positioned at a second height above said floor substantially greater than said first height; wherein said seat back is carried by said backshell so as to remain at a substantially constant height above said floor when said seat bottom is in said first and second positions.