Seat track adapter

1. An apparatus comprising:

an elongate planar member having a first side, a second side, and a at least two holes, wherein the first side is opposite to the second side and wherein the first side is configured to be secured to a track, wherein the track has a substantially planar surface with a number of track holes and is configured to receive the elongate member and to secure the elongate member by at least two pins inserted into the at least two holes and a corresponding portion of the track holes;

a number of flanges extending from the second side of the elongate planar member; and

a number of channels at ends of the number of flanges, wherein each channel in the number of channels has a bottom, a first wall, and a second wall, wherein the first wall has a first lip and the second wall has a second lip, wherein the first lip and the second lip extend towards a centerline of an associated channel in the number of channels.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:

an aircraft structure having an attachment system configured to be secured to at least a portion of the number of channels.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the aircraft structure is a seat.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the monument is selected from one of a closet, a dog house, and a lavatory.

5. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the aircraft structure is a monument.

6. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the attachment system comprises:

a latch system configured to be connected to the aircraft structure and to at least the portion of the number of channels.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:

the track, wherein the track is configured to be secured to a floor structure in a passenger cabin.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 further comprising:

a number of fasteners securing the elongate planar member to the track using the number of holes and the array of holes.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the number of channels has a centerline.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a centerline of the elongate planar member is offset and substantially parallel to a centerline of the number of channels.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the each of the number of channels have a C shape.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the elongate planar member is manufactured from a material selected from one of steel, aluminum, titanium, and a composite material.

13. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the track is located in the passenger cabin for an object selected from one of a mobile platform, a stationary platform, a land-based structure, an aquatic-based structure, a space-based structure, an aircraft, a surface ship, a tank, a personnel carrier, a train, a spacecraft, a space station, a submarine, an automobile, a power plant, a manufacturing facility, and a building.

14. An adaptor system for attaching structures to a floor of an aircraft comprising:

an elongate planar member having a first side, a second side, and a number of holes, wherein the first side is opposite to the second side, wherein the first side is configured to be secured to a track having a substantially planar surface with an array of holes, and wherein the elongate planar member is manufactured from a material selected from one of steel, aluminum, titanium, and a composite material;

a number of flanges extending from the second side of the elongate planar member;

a number of channels at ends of the number of flanges, wherein each channel in the number of channels has a bottom, a first wall, a second wall, and a C shape, wherein the first wall has a first lip and the second wall has a second lip, wherein the first lip and the second lip extend towards a centerline of an associated channel in the number of channels, and wherein a centerline of the elongate planar member is offset and substantially parallel to a centerline of the number of channels;

a structure having an attachment system configured to be secured to at least a portion of the number of channels, wherein the structure is selected from one of a seat and a monument, wherein the monument is selected from one of a closet, a dog house, and a lavatory, and wherein the attachment system includes a latch system configured to be connected to the structure and to at least the portion of the number of channels;

the track, wherein the track is configured to be secured to a floor structure in the cabin; and

a number of fasteners securing the elongate planar member to the track using the number of holes and the array of holes.

15. The adaptor system of claim 14 , wherein the track is located in the cabin for an object selected from one of a mobile platform, a stationary platform, a land-based structure, an aquatic-based structure, a space-based structure, an aircraft, a surface ship, a tank, a personnel carrier, a train, a spacecraft, a space station, a submarine, an automobile, a power plant, a manufacturing facility, and a building.

16. A method for installing a structure, the method comprising:

attaching an adapter to a track having an array of holes, wherein the adaptor comprises an elongate planar member having a first side, a second side, and a number of holes, wherein the first side is opposite to the second side and wherein the first side is configured to be secured to the track having a substantially planar surface with the array of holes; a number of flanges extending from the second side of the elongate planar member; and a number of channels at ends of the number of flanges, wherein each channel in the number of channels has a bottom, a first wall, and a second wall, wherein the first wall has a first lip and the second wall has a second lip, wherein the first lip and the second lip extend towards a centerline of an associated channel in the number of channels; and

securing an attachment system for the structure to the number of channels for the adapter.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the structure is a seat.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the structure is a monument.

19. The method of claim 16 , wherein the attachment system comprises:

a latch system configured to be connected to the structure and to at least a portion of the number of channels.

20. The method of claim 16 , wherein the track is configured to be secured to a floor structure in an aircraft cabin.

21. A method for installing a structure in an aircraft cabin, the method comprising:

attaching an adapter to a track having an array of holes, wherein the adaptor comprises an elongate planar member having a first side, a second side, and a number of holes, wherein the first side is opposite to the second side and wherein the first side is configured to be secured to the track having a substantially planar surface with the array of holes; a number of flanges extending from the second side of the elongate planar member; and a number of channels at ends of the number of flanges, wherein each channel in the number of channels has a bottom, a first wall, and a second wall, wherein the first wall has a first lip and the second wall has a second lip, wherein the first lip and the second lip extend towards a centerline of an associated channel in the number of channels and wherein the track is configured to be secured to a floor structure in the aircraft cabin; and

securing an attachment system for the structure to the number of channels for the adapter, wherein the structure is selected from one of a seat and a monument and wherein the attachment system comprises a latch system configured to be connected to the aircraft structure and to at least a portion of the number of channels.