Patent ID: 7077466

Claim:
An aircraft passenger seat, comprising: a seating surface; a forward spar extending in a direction transverse to a direction of the seat; a life jacket pocket located below said seating surface, said life jacket pocket including first and second wall elements movable relative to one another and having an opening edge along which said wall elements can be firmly and releasably fastened, closure means, adjacent said opening edge, for firmly and releasably fastening said wall elements along said opening edge, said closure means having at least one pair of retaining elements generating a closing force acting between said wall elements on said opening edge, said pair of retaining elements being a snap fastener having a first one-half element connected to said forward spar and a second one-half element affixed to said first wall element adjacent said opening edge and proximate said forward spar in a closed position of said pocket, and a manually operated opening strip for overcoming the closing force to open said pocket, said opening strip having a tie strip acting on said pair of retaining elements and having an opening through which said snap fastener extends; and a life jacket located in said pocket.