Patent ID: 6866341

Claim:
A vehicle seat for aircraft and motor vehicles, comprising: a back rest; a seat component; a frame supporting said back rest and said seat component and being connectable to a vehicle floor; only a single support arm having first and second opposite ends, said first end pivotally connected to said frame to move between various pivoted positions and be locked in one of said pivoted positions, said support arm having first and second shanks oriented at an angle relative to one another and extending from said first and second ends, respectively, said first shank being pivotally mounted to said frame by a rotary component with a locking mechanism; and a bracing component pivotally coupled at a center portion thereof to said second end of said support arm for movement between first and second positions, said bracing component having a foot rest and a leg rest on opposite surfaces of said bracing component, in said first position said foot rest being exposed for use, in said second position said leg rest being exposed for use.