US 12,083,934 B2
Rear track fitting for passenger seat
Klay E. Gilbert, Lindsay, TX (US)
Assigned to Safran Seats USA LLC, Gainesville, TX (US)
Appl. No. 17/618,128
Filed by Safran Seats USA LLC, Gainesville, TX (US)
PCT Filed Jul. 31, 2019, PCT No. PCT/US2019/044319
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 10, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/021152, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 4, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0274507 A1, Sep. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. B60N 2/015 (2006.01); B64D 11/06 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/01575 (2013.01) [B64D 11/0696 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A track fitting assembly for a passenger seat, the track fitting assembly comprising:
a track fitting main body connectable to a leg of the passenger seat and comprising:
a forward end;
an aft end; and
at least one stud configured to engage a track; and
an anti-rattle shear body on the track fitting main body, wherein the anti-rattle shear body is movable relative to the track fitting main body and comprises:
a forward end;
an aft end; and
a plunger at the forward end and configured to engage the track,
wherein the anti-rattle shear body is connected to the track fitting main body such that the plunger of the anti-rattle shear body is forward of the forward end of the track fitting main body and such that the anti-rattle shear body extends over a top side of the track fitting main body between the forward end and the aft end of the track fitting main body.