US 11,939,064 B2
Reclining seat
Timothy OHara, Savannah, GA (US); Joe Guthrie, Savannah, GA (US); and Allen Davis, Savannah, GA (US)
Assigned to GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORPORATION, Savannah, GA (US)
Filed by Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Savannah, GA (US)
Filed on Jun. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/806,998.
Prior Publication US 2023/0406511 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. B64D 11/06 (2006.01); A47C 17/04 (2006.01); A61G 7/005 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 11/064 (2014.12) [A47C 17/04 (2013.01); A61G 7/005 (2013.01); B64D 11/0641 (2014.12); B64D 11/0647 (2014.12)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A reclining seat comprising:
a seat bottom;
a seat back coupled with the seat bottom;
a leg support coupled with the seat bottom; and
an arm support coupled with one of the seat back and the seat bottom,
a telescoping buttress coupling the arm support to the one of the seat back and the seat bottom,
wherein the seat bottom, the seat back, the leg support and the arm support comprise a seat assembly;
wherein the seat assembly is configured to be supported on a floor surface,
wherein the seat assembly is configured to move between an upright configuration and a flat configuration,
wherein the seat back and the leg support are transverse to the seat bottom, and wherein the arm support is transverse to the seat back when the seat assembly is in the upright configuration,
wherein the seat back, the seat bottom, the leg support and the arm support are each longitudinally aligned with one another when the seat assembly is in the flat configuration, and
wherein an upper surface of the seat back, an upper surface of the seat bottom, and an upper surface of the leg support are each coplanar with one another when the seat assembly is in the flat configuration and wherein the upper surface of the arm support is substantially coplanar with the upper surface of the seat back, the upper surface of the seat bottom and the upper surface of the leg support when the seat assembly is in the flat configuration.