Vehicle Passenger Seating

Abstract

A seating arrangement for location at the longitudinal centre line of a commercial passenger vehicle that has a longitudinally extending passenger seating area. The seating arrangement includes a pair of seats disposed alongside and secured to each other. Each seat comprising a backrest portion, and a seat pan portion, wherein the seats face at an acute angle to each other, and wherein the backrest portions of the respective seats are nearest the vertex of the acute angle than the seat pan portions.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of co-pending provisional application No. 61 / 298,048 filed on Jan. 25, 2010 the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to a seating arrangement, seats and seating in or for passenger transport vehicles. More particularly but not exclusively it relates to seating in or for an aircraft.BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION[0003]Commercial passenger airlines typically aim to optimise seating on their aircraft to increase the comfort of passengers, yet achieving a high density of passengers per unit of floor area or for a given aircraft cabin volume.[0004]Typically seats in an aircraft are arranged so that passengers seated on the seats face in a direction parallel with the fore-aft direction of the aircraft. This has been the situation for seats in first class, business class, premium economy and economy sections in the aircraft for ma...

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Benefits of technology

[0143]Alternately, the outboard seat arrangement includes at least one tray table extending outwardly from the rear of the shell to provide a convenient utility surface for passengers seated behind the outboard seat arrangement.

[0217]Preferably the utility surface is supported by a support structure that facilitates its movement.

[0220]Preferably the “L” shape facilitates the provision of a clear space between said two adjacent seats, at seat pan level when the support structure is in the up position.

Problems solved by technology

One of the problems associated with these seating configurations is that passengers end up sitting shoulder to shoulder.

This may be awkward for larger passengers in particulars.

Another problem associated with such seating configurations is that passengers are afforded little privacy.

They are also designed with privacy in mind and do not facilitate interaction with passengers in seats adjacent.

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