Patent ID: 8474757

Claim:
An array of aircraft seats comprising: two columns of seats arranged for array along an aircraft cabin on respective sides of a longitudinal axis of the array; the seats having respective central axes, the seats in each column having their central axes angled with respect to the longitudinal axis, the seats in one column being offset along the longitudinal axis with respect to the corresponding seats in the other column, whereby the intersections with the longitudinal axis of the central axes of the seats of one column are interdigitated with the intersections with the longitudinal axis of the central axes of the seats of the other column and minor, overlapping, inner-end portions of any two seats arranged fore and aft of each other in one column extending across the longitudinal axis from their major portions at their intersections and an intervening seat in the other column having a minor, overlapping, inner-end portion extending oppositely across the longitudinal axis from its major portion at its intersection; dividers between the seats within the columns; a serpentine divider comprised of successive longitudinal axis portions of the dividers between the seats, the serpentine divider extending generally along the longitudinal axis between the seats of the two columns, following the extent of the minor overlapping portions across the longitudinal axis; and a joined array of individual dividers comprising: the serpentine divider, the serpentine divider being a serpentine central divider, dividing seats on opposite sides thereof; and the dividers between the seats within the columns, the dividers comprising: the longitudinal axis portions; and inter-seat dividers, extending from the serpentine central divider, between and dividing the seats within their columns.