US 12,252,042 B2
Passenger seat track fitting systems and methods
Charles Michael Parker, Irvine, CA (US); Romain Tranier, Costa Mesa, CA (US); and Reza Mansouri, Costa Mesa, CA (US)
Assigned to Safran Seats USA LLC, Gainesville, TX (US)
Filed by Safran Seats USA LLC, Gainesville, TX (US)
Filed on Feb. 23, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/585,442.
Application 18/585,442 is a division of application No. 17/279,837, granted, now 11,938,846, previously published as PCT/US2018/052817, filed on Sep. 26, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0190304 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
Int. Cl. B60N 2/08 (2006.01); B64D 11/06 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/0806 (2013.01) [B64D 11/0696 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for securing a passenger seat to a track, the system comprising:
a fitting coupled with or forming a portion of the passenger seat, the fitting comprising a fitting body defining a fitting opening;
a shear plunger coupled with the fitting, the shear plunger comprising a shear plunger body defining a shear plunger opening and a shear plunger locking surface adjacent at least a portion of the shear plunger opening; and
a guide pin assembly comprising:
a guide pin received at least partially in the fitting opening and movable along a lift axis between a retracted state and an extended state; and
a locking member extending laterally from the guide pin and sized for traveling through at least the portion of the shear plunger opening in response to a movement of the guide pin from the retracted state to the extended state, wherein the locking member engages the shear plunger locking surface in response to a rotation of the guide pin in the extended state; and
a quick install tool operable to raise and twist the guide pin assembly such that the locking member is held in tension against the shear plunger locking surface; wherein the quick install tool comprises:
a handle;
a cam profile;
a cross bar sized to engage the guide pin; and
a holding member spaced apart from the cross bar to define a space for receiving the guide pin.