Patent ID: 7669923

Claim:
A seat, comprising: a seat part; a seat back having a user seat back supporting face in at least an upright sitting position thereof, said seat part extending forwardly from said seat back; a shell body forming a rear enclosure for said seat part and said seat back and having side walls facing one another and extending perpendicularly to said back supporting face; an adjusting mechanism located laterally between said side walls and coupled to said seat part and said seat back to vary positions of said seat part and said seat back relative to each other and to said rear enclosure with a distance between said seat back and said rear enclosure, said seat back being above said adjusting mechanism relative to a vertical direction perpendicular to a cabin floor, wherein the shell body has a rear wall that forms the rear enclosure, connects the side walls, extends substantially perpendicular to the side walls, and is placed rearwardly beyond said adjusting mechanism; a support mounting said adjusting mechanism on the cabin floor and being located below the adjusting mechanism relative to the vertical direction; and a cover assembly that is distinct from said rear wall and that bridges a gap of variable distance between said seat back and said rear enclosure, wherein said seat part and said seat back are movable relative to said side walls and to said rear wall of said rear enclosure, wherein said side walls and said rear wall enclose a space, wherein said cover assembly has an upper surface relative to said vertical direction, and the upper surface forms a covering surface that bridges said gap between said seat back and said rear enclosure, and wherein the covering surface is arranged within said space enclosed by said side walls and said rear wall.