Patent ID: 8827365

Claim:
A passenger seat comprising: (a) a seat back; (b) a lumbar mechanism coupled to the seat back; and (c) a forward tracking seat pan assembly comprising: (i) a pan frame comprising an aft end pivotally coupled to the seat back and a forward end pivotally coupled to a seat frame; (ii) a seat pan pivotally coupled to the pan frame; (iii) a tilting mechanism comprising a fixed component coupled to the pan frame and a variable component coupled to the seat pan, wherein the fixed component and the variable component are engaged with each other via a plurality of interlocking teeth, wherein movement of the variable component adjusts a magnitude of an angle between the seat pan and the pan frame; and (iv) a reclining mechanism coupled to the seat frame and the pan frame, wherein the reclining mechanism comprises an adjustable portion that adjusts a forward position of the pan frame relative to the seat frame; wherein the tilting mechanism and the reclining mechanism are configured to operate independently of one another.