Patent ID: 6692069
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: A47C,B64D

Abstract:
A reclining passenger seat, comprising:(a) a seat frame for being attached to a supporting deck; (b) a seat bottom carried by the seat frame; (c) a seat back carried by the seat frame and moveable with the seat bottom from and between an upright position, a semi-reclined position, and a fully-reclined sleep position; (d) a legrest assembly mounted adjacent a forward end of the seat bottom for being selectively extended generally downwardly and outwardly from the seat bottom for supporting the legs of the passenger; (e) an armrest assembly carried by the seat frame and including an armrest moveable between: (i) a horizontal position with an upper support surface supporting a forearm of the seat occupant in the upright seat position; (ii) a forwardly-inclined, lowered position wherein the upper support surface is aligned with an upper surface of the seat bottom for providing a wider sleeping surface for the seat occupant when the seat is in the fully-reclined sleep position; and (iii) a rearwardly-inclined, intermediate position for supporting the forearm of the seat occupant in the semi-reclined seat position.