US 12,221,215 B2
Seat divider sail
James R Penley, Pfafftown, NC (US); Ronald Grilliot, Davie, FL (US); Charles Zurian, Kernersville, NC (US); Lazaro Martinez, Clemmons, NC (US); and Carlos M. Castillo, Medley, FL (US)
Assigned to B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed by B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed on May 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/333,888.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/032,298, filed on May 29, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0371110 A1, Dec. 2, 2021
Int. Cl. B64D 11/06 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 11/0606 (2014.12) [B64D 11/0647 (2014.12)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aircraft seat blocker comprising:
a fabric body, wherein the fabric body comprises at least one spring element disposed along the entire peripheral portion of the fabric body, providing uniform tension and stability throughout the fabric body;
a seat back attachment element disposed on the fabric body, the seat back attachment element configured to releasably engage a seat back, the seat back attachment element comprising hooks configured to surround a top surface of a headrest; and
a seat cushion attachment element disposed on the fabric body, the seat cushion attachment element configured to releasably engage the seat cushion, the seat cushion attachment element comprising hooks configured to surround an anterior surface of the seat cushion;
wherein the seat back attachment element, the seat cushion attachment element is configured to retain the fabric body in an upright orientation in a middle region of an aircraft seat.