US 12,187,168 B2
Seat track stud with roll freedom
Lakshminarayana Chittineni, Little Elm, TX (US); Robert W. Trimble, Gainesville, TX (US); Klay E. Gilbert, Lindsay, TX (US); Erik Velazco, Corinth, TX (US); Shreyas Krishna, Frisco, TX (US); and Yogesh Khankal, Denton, TX (US)
Assigned to Safran Seats USA LLC, Gainesville, TX (US)
Appl. No. 18/029,634
Filed by Safran Seats USA LLC, Gainesville, TX (US)
PCT Filed Oct. 5, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/054284
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 30, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/075968, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 14, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0406163 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. B60N 2/00 (2006.01); B60N 2/015 (2006.01); B60N 2/07 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/0732 (2013.01) [B60N 2/01575 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seat track stud for attaching a passenger seat to a seat track, the seat track stud comprising:
a first stud member comprising:
a base portion comprising at least one flanged edge;
a first securing portion extending from the base portion and defining a first securing portion opening; and
a second securing portion extending from the base portion at a location opposite the first securing portion and defining a second securing portion opening;
a second stud member comprising a connecting portion, wherein the connecting portion is sized to fit between the first securing portion and the second securing portion and defines a connecting portion opening; and
a pin that extends through the first securing portion opening, the connecting portion opening, and the second securing portion opening,
wherein the second stud member comprises a ledge portion extending from the second stud member in a substantially perpendicular direction to a longitudinal axis of the second stud member, and
wherein the ledge portion is positioned between the connecting portion and a second portion of the second stud member.