Patent ID: 7628357

Claim:
An aircraft safety seat comprising a supporting structure and a bucket seat supported by said supporting structure, said supporting structure comprises a fixed part and a mobile part, said mobile part being installed in an adjustable fashion so as to slide generally vertically on said fixed part, said bucket seat comprising a seat and a back linked together, said back being installed on said supporting structure so as to slide generally downwards, wherein at least one connecting rod being connected at a first end to said mobile part of said supporting structure and at a second end to said seat, and a shock absorber being coupled to said connecting rod at a connection point on said connecting rod, wherein said connection point is not at either of said first and second ends of said connecting rod, said connecting rod being generally horizontal when in normal use, and being suited for pivoting downwards by its first end under the effect of a force exerted downwards on said seat, against the action of said shock absorber.