US 12,269,599 B2
Aircraft seat with double shear track fitting assembly
Douglas E. Hoover, Colorado Springs, CO (US); and Chad R. Pacheco, Colorado Springs, CO (US)
Assigned to AMI Industries, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO (US)
Filed by AMI Industries, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO (US)
Filed on Jul. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/226,325.
Prior Publication US 2025/0033777 A1, Jan. 30, 2025
Int. Cl. B64D 11/06 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 11/0696 (2013.01) 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A double shear secured vehicle seating assembly, comprising:
a seat frame structure capable of supporting a vehicle seat;
at least one floor track gripper attached to the seat frame structure, each floor track gripper configured to secure the seat frame structure to a floor track set into a floor of a vehicle,
the floor track including 1) a rail extending parallel to the floor, a plurality of evenly spaced first holes extending through the rail from a left side to a right side thereof, and 2) an upper portion extending perpendicular to the rail and parallel to the floor;
each floor track gripper including a left-side portion and a right-side portion extending downward from a base, the base attached to the seat frame structure, the left-side and right-side portions configured to extend around and below the upper portion of the rail on its left and right sides respectively, each of the left-side and right-side portions including a second hole extending fully therethrough in alignment with the plurality of first holes;
and
a locking pin configured to secure the floor track gripper to the floor track when in an engaged state, the locking pin extending fully through the left-side second hole, fully through a first hole of the plurality of first holes, and at least partially through the right-side second hole when in the engaged state.