Patent ID: 8579378
Filing Date: 2013-11-12
Classification: B60N,B64D

Abstract:
1. A seat belt system for use on an aircraft seat, comprising: (a) A positionable seat, comprising a fixed base frame and a movable seat part; (b) A seat belt associated with the movable seat part; and (c) A system for locking the seat belt with respect to the fixed base frame under crash conditions, wherein the system for locking the seat belt comprises (i) a track on the fixed base frame that has a generally linear portion and an upwardly angled portion at one end thereof; and (ii) a linkage secured to the seat belt, attached to the seat movable part through a rotation axis, and having an element configured to be received by the track, wherein a forwardly-oriented load when the positionable seat is in an upright position causes the element to move into the upwardly angled portion of the track.