Patent ID: 8876202
Filing Date: 2014-11-04
Classification: B64D

Abstract:
1. A berth sleeper system comprising: a platform portion; a seat portion, said seat portion including a support structure, said support structure having a base secured to a sub-structure and a mount rotatably connected to said base to define a swivel connection therebetween and further defining an axis of rotation such that said mount is rotatable relative to said platform portion about said axis of rotation, said seat portion further including a seat base and a backrest having a top portion, said seat portion further including a recline mechanism attached to said support structure, said recline mechanism supporting said seat base and said backrest in an upright configuration and a horizontal configuration, wherein said seat base and said backrest are moved by said recline mechanism toward said platform when said seat base and said backrest are moved from said upright configuration to said horizontal configuration, and wherein said seat base, said backrest and said recline mechanism are rotatable relative to said base and said platform portion; wherein said seat base is substantially co-planar with said platform portion, while said backrest is disposed at an angle relative to said seat base in said upright configuration, and wherein said seat base and said backrest are substantially co-planar with said platform portion in said horizontal configuration; said seat portion having a seat base with a distal portion, and said platform portion having a proximal portion spaced from said distal portion when said backrest is disposed in said upright configuration, such that said seat base and said backrest can be placed in said horizontal configuration to extend between said platform and said support structure, wherein said seat base is adjacent said platform and said top portion of said backrest is adjacent said recline mechanism and said support structure; and wherein said top portion of said backrest is directly connected to said recline mechanism.