Chairs and seats – Movable bottom – Bottom and back movable as a unit
Reexamination Certificate
2011-05-31
2011-05-31
McPartlin, Sarah B (Department: 3636)
Chairs and seats
Movable bottom
Bottom and back movable as a unit
C297S344210
Reexamination Certificate
active
07950740
ABSTRACT:
A seat swivel for providing angular adjustment of a seat to an infinite number of rotational positions with respect to a seat base. The seat swivel includes a swivel assembly having a swivel plate rotatably supported between a pair of fixed plates, the swivel plate being adapted to be affixed to the seat and the fixed plates being adapted to be affixed to a seat base. The seat swivel further includes a brake assembly having a mechanism for releasably retaining the seat in any one of the infinite number of positions when the seat is subjected to a first dynamic impact loading, the mechanism being either mechanically or electrically actuated, the mechanism being adapted to withstand a dynamic impact loading of up to about 16 g in at least one rotational position of the seat.
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Bunea Catalin
Udriste Daniel I.
B E Aerospace, Inc.
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
McPartlin Sarah B
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