US 12,403,795 B2
Seat fittings for attaching seats to seat tracks in a vehicle and related systems and methods
Jose A. Cantos, Brooklyn, NY (US); Brett D. Sjostrom, Champlin, MN (US); and Kenneth M. LaSalle, Marysville, WA (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed on Jan. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/159,415.
Application 18/159,415 is a division of application No. 16/746,189, filed on Jan. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,584,259.
Prior Publication US 2023/0166636 A1, Jun. 1, 2023
Int. Cl. B60N 2/005 (2006.01); B64D 11/06 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/005 (2013.01) [B64D 11/0696 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seat attachment system comprising:
a seat fitting to be coupled to a seat, the seat fitting including:
a body having a top surface and a bottom surface, a channel of the body defined between the top surface and a recess formed in the bottom surface;
a locking stud having a first semicircular portion and a second semicircular portion opposing the first semicircular portion, wherein a gap separates the first semicircular portion and the second semicircular portion across a longitudinal distance of the channel of the body, the locking stud disposed in the recess, the locking stud movable between a retracted position and an extended position;
a plunger disposed in the channel of the body and coupled to the locking stud, the plunger having an opening; and
a pin insertable into the opening in the plunger to hold the locking stud in the extended position; and
a tool to remove the pin from the opening.