Patent ID: 7004542

Claim:
An aircraft seat for an aircraft cabin, said aircraft seat comprising: a frame member; a seat back mounted to said frame member; a seat cushion having a rear portion movably mounted to one of said seat back and said frame member and a front portion mounted adjacent said rear portion, said front portion having a front end segment and a rear end segment opposite said front end segment; means for biasing said rear portion of said seat cushion between a raised position and a lowered position, said means for biasing mounted between said rear portion of said seat cushion and said frame member; means for moving said front portion of said seat cushion from a first lower retracted position to a second raised extended position whereby in said first lower retracted position said rear end segment of said front portion of said seat cushion is moved substantially underneath said rear portion of said seat cushion and in said second extended position, said front portion is moved to fully extend such that said front end segment of said front portion of said seat cushion is moved to extend from said rear portion at substantially the same height as said rear portion of said seat cushion to provide a seat for a passenger.