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Granted Patent B2
US 11,312,494 · App. 16/374,376 · Granted Apr 26, 2022

Vehicular seating suite configuration

Inventors: Jeffrey O'Neill (San Francisco, CA); Victor Dominique Carlioz (Manhattan Beach, CA); Matthew Cleary (Manhattan Beach, CA)
Assignee: ZEPHYR AEROSPACE, LLC
B64D11/0604B64D11/0601B64D11/0606
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,312,494
App. No.
16/374,376
Granted
Apr 26, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicular seating suite configuration may include a plurality of vertically stacked seating suites configured to be positioned within a vehicle. Each seating suite may include an elongated generally horizontal seating surface angled away from a longitudinal axis of a vehicle and a generally vertical backrest portion adjacent to a proximal end of the elongated generally horizontal seating surface. The elongated generally horizontal seating surface and the generally vertical backrest portion may be configured to accommodate a person in a sitting position and the elongated generally horizontal seating surface may be configured to accommodate a person in a lying position.

Claims (30)

1. A vehicular seating suite configuration comprising:

a plurality of vertically stacked seating suites configured to be positioned within a vehicle, each seating suite comprising:

a generally horizontal seating portion, and

a generally horizontal bed portion adjacent to the generally horizontal seating portion,

wherein a distal end of at least one generally horizontal bed portion of the plurality of seating suites of a first vehicular seating suite configuration is configured to at least partially overlap a distal end of at least one adjacent generally horizontal bed portion of a plurality of seating suites of a second vehicular seating suite configuration.

2. The vehicular seating suite configuration of claim 1 , wherein the generally horizontal seating portion is aligned with a longitudinal axis of the vehicle and the generally horizontal bed portion is angled away from the longitudinal axis of the vehicle.

3. The vehicular seating suite configuration of claim 1 , further comprising: a generally vertical backrest portion adjacent to a proximal end of the generally horizontal seating portion.

4. The vehicular seating suite configuration of claim 1 , further comprising: a ladder disposed between a lower seating suite and an upper seating suite.

5. The vehicular seating suite configuration of claim 1 , further comprising: at least one storage compartment disposed beneath at least a portion of a lower seating suite.

6. The vehicular seating suite configuration of claim 1 , each seating suite further comprising: a tray table adjacent to the generally horizontal seating portion.

7. The vehicular seating suite configuration of claim 1 , wherein each seating suite is at least partially enclosed.

8. The vehicular seating suite configuration of claim 1 , each seating suite further comprising:

a footwell adjacent to the generally horizontal seating portion, and

a removable footwell cover adjacent to the footwell.

9. The vehicular seating suite configuration of claim 8 , wherein the removable footwell cover is configured to provide a continuous surface from the generally horizontal seating portion and the generally horizontal bed portion across the footwell.

10. The vehicular seating suite configuration of claim 1 , wherein the generally horizontal seating portion includes:

a seat pan, and

a leg rest coupled to the seat pan.

11. The vehicular seating suite configuration of claim 10 , wherein the seat pan and leg rest are configured to provide a continuous surface across the seat pan, the leg rest, and the generally horizontal bed portion.

12. The vehicular seating suite configuration of claim 1 , wherein an upper seating suite is horizontally offset from the lower seating suite along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle.

13. The vehicular seating suite configuration of claim 1 , wherein the vehicular seating suite configuration is positioned within an aircraft.

14. A vehicular seating suite configuration comprising:

a plurality of vertically stacked seating suites configured to be positioned within a vehicle, each seating suite comprising:

an elongated generally horizontal seating surface; and

a generally vertical backrest portion adjacent to a proximal end of the elongated generally horizontal seating surface;

wherein the elongated generally horizontal seating surface and the generally vertical backrest portion are configured to accommodate a person in a sitting position;

wherein the elongated generally horizontal seating surface is configured to accommodate a person in a lying position; and

a ladder integrated into a lower seating suite and configured to provide access to an upper seating suite;

wherein the ladder includes a support mechanism that provides an armrest adjacent to the generally vertical backrest portion of the upper seating suite.

15. The vehicular seating suite configuration of claim 14 , wherein the vehicular seating suite configuration is positioned within an aircraft.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 11, 2019
From: O'NEILL, JEFFREY; CARLIOZ, VICTOR DOMINIQUE; CLEARY, MATTHEW
To: ZEPHYR AEROSPACE, LLC
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62652836 · Apr 4, 2018
Related Publication 20190308733A1 · Oct 10, 2019
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