| US 7,334,844 B2 | ||
| Composite shell spacecraft seat | ||
| Victor J. Barackman, Chula Vista, Calif. (US); John K. Pulley, Huntington Beach, Calif. (US); Xavier D. Simon, Huntington Beach, Calif. (US); and Sandra D. McKee, Huntington Beach, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to The Boeing Company, Chicago, Ill. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jan. 06, 2005, as Appl. No. 10/905,483. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0145021 A1, Jul. 06, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. A47C 7/02 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 297—452.17 [297/452.28] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A vehicle seat comprising:
a shell component having a surface area that provides support for an occupant's entire body, the shell component having a
plurality of mounting attachments at predefined points on the shell component;
a cushion component that covers the surface area of the shell component, the cushion having a plurality of mounting attachments
that mate to the plurality of mounting attachments of the shell component, the cushion having an aerated condition and a de-aerated
condition, whereby the cushion component is reconfigurable;
a packing material encased in the cushion component, the packing material being loose in the aerated condition of the cushion
and fixed but not merged in the de-aerated condition of the cushion, such that the fixed packing material specifically conforms
to the occupant's entire body and can be adjusted for different conditions or for different occupants.
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