IP Library Granted Patent US 11,958,607
Granted Patent B2
US 11,958,607 · App. 17/616,622 · Granted Apr 16, 2024

Support for connecting a seat to a communication network

Inventors: Bastien Puertolas (Aigrefeuille, FR); Jérémy Pisanu (Colomiers, FR)
Assignee: LATELEC
B64D11/00151
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Patent No.
US 11,958,607
App. No.
17/616,622
Granted
Apr 16, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A support configured to be reversibly installed on an upper part of an uncovered backrest of a seat. The support includes a plate configured to bear, completely or partly, against a rear face of the backrest, three clamping mechanisms, a Li-Fi technology data communicator connected to the plate, and a connector. Each clamping mechanism includes a bearing member and a clamping screw that are configured to cooperate with the plate so as to clamp a structural frame of the backrest between the bearing member and the plate. The connector being connected to the data communicator by a cable and being connectable an electronic equipment item.

Claims (15)

1. A support configured to be reversibly installed at an upper part of an uncovered backrest of a seat, comprising:

a plate, configured to bear, totally or partially, against a rear face of the backrest;

three clamping mechanisms, each clamping mechanism comprising a bearing member and a clamping screw configured to cooperate with the plate to clamp a structural framework of the backrest between the bearing member and the plate;

a Li-Fi data communicator connected to the plate; and

a connector configured to connect to the Li-Fi data communicator by a cable and configured to connect an electronic equipment.

2. The support of claim 1 , wherein the bearing member of at least one clamping mechanism is in a form of a longitudinal leg having a hook-like shape at a free end of the longitudinal leg.

3. The support of claim 2 , further comprising two reversible fasteners, each fastener linking a lower part of the plate to the free end of the longitudinal leg.

4. The support of claim 1 , wherein the plate comprises an opening configured to receive the electronic equipment.

5. The support of claim 4 , wherein the plate comprises holding elements to reversibly hold the electronic equipment in the opening of the plate.

6. The support of claim 5 , wherein the holding elements are magnets.

7. The support of claim 4 , further comprising, within a thickness of the plate, at least one chimney extending from the opening towards a periphery of the plate.

8. The support of claim 1 , wherein the Li-Fi data communicator comprises a transmitter and a receiver disposed in a protective case, the protective case comprising a glazed portion opposite the transmitter and the receiver.

9. The support of claim 8 , wherein the protective case is secured to the plate by a ball-joint connection.

10. The support of claim 8 , further comprising a casing to receive the Li-Fi data communicator, the casing being fixedly secured to the plate.

11. A seat comprising a backrest equipped with the support of claim 1 , with a padding block and with a slipcover covering the padding block and the support, the slipcover comprising a glazed area.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2021
From: PUERTOLAS, BASTIEN; PISANU, JÉRÉMY
To: LATELEC
Reel/Frame 058432/0952 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 1906362 · Jun 14, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220227492A1 · Jul 21, 2022