Aeronautics and astronautics – Aircraft structure – Fuselage and body construction
Patent
1991-11-08
1993-11-30
Huppert, Michael S.
Aeronautics and astronautics
Aircraft structure
Fuselage and body construction
2441186, B64D 1106, B60N 0226
Patent
active
052658287
ABSTRACT:
A portable, temporarily installable and removable safety seat for the carriage of an infant or small child aboard an aircraft includes securing anchors which cooperate with the standard seat or cargo tiedown tracks of most passenger aircraft. The anchors permit the safety seat to be secured directly to the floor of the aircraft in the same manner as other standard seats or other articles. The safety seat may be made foldable or so the back may be removed from the bottom for more compact storage, and may be constructed of relatively sturdy but lightweight materials such as aircraft grade steel tubing or aluminum tubing. Preferably, all of the materials used in the safety seat will meet or exceed the appropriate standards for fire resistance. The preferred method of use includes positioning the safety seat upon the floor immediately in front of a standard passenger seat so that a child in the safety seat and a passenger in the standard seat will face one another, securing the safety seat to the tracks with the cooperating anchors, securing the child in the safety seat, and seating an adult in the standard seat with the legs of the passenger straddling the child and safety seat. In this manner the passenger and child may more easily interact and the child is better protected in the event of an accident due to the rearward facing arrangement of the safety seat and the shielding provided by the surrounding seats and the body of the facing passenger. The seat may also be used in the manner of other known seats by using the existing standard seat belt to hold the safety seat in place in the standard seat.
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Ansley Virna Lissi
Huppert Michael S.
Litman Richard C.
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