US 12,377,983 B2
Arrangements of lie flat seats with oblique front row
Mark B. Dowty, Rural Hall, NC (US); and Oscar Ruiz Lara, Kirkland, WA (US)
Assigned to B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed by B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed on Mar. 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/119,005.
Prior Publication US 2024/0300651 A1, Sep. 12, 2024
Int. Cl. B64D 11/06 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 11/0641 (2014.12) [B64D 11/0601 (2014.12); B64D 11/0646 (2014.12)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A layout for a column of lie flat passenger seats for an aircraft passenger cabin, comprising:
a first row including at least one oblique seat;
a second row positioned directly aft of the first row and including at least one forward facing seat;
a third row positioned directly aft of the second row and including at least one forward facing seat positioned laterally offset relative to the at least one forward facing seat of the second row; and
a fourth row positioned directly aft of the third row and including at least one forward facing seat positioned laterally offset relative to the at least one forward facing seat of the third row and laterally aligned relative to the at least one forward facing seat of the second row;
wherein:
the first row is a front row of the column and has a shorter longitudinal length, measured from a forward end to an aft end of the first row, than a longitudinal length of each of the second, third, and fourth rows, measured from a forward end to an aft end of each of the second, third, and fourth rows;
none of the second row, the third row, the fourth row, and any additional row positioned aft of the fourth row includes an oblique seat; and
each of the at least one oblique seat and the at least one forward facing seat of each of the second row, the third row, and the fourth row is configured to adjust between an upright condition and a lie flat condition; and
when in the lie flat condition, each of the at least one oblique seat and the at least one forward facing seat of each of the second row, the third row, and the fourth row is configured to nest with at least one other seat.