US 11,814,176 B2
Passenger seat crash safety system
Jean St-Pierre, North Richland Hills, TX (US); and William Morin, Montreal (CA)
Assigned to Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US)
Filed by Bell Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US)
Filed on Jun. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/362,252.
Prior Publication US 2022/0411070 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. B64D 11/06 (2006.01); B64C 1/20 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 11/0619 (2014.12) [B64C 1/20 (2013.01); B64D 11/0696 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seating system for an aircraft comprising:
a pallet configured to cover at least a portion of an aircraft floor and comprising;
one or more receptacles configured to receive an attachment mechanism from a seat; and
a first plurality of holes configured for a first plurality of bolts;
a keel tension fitting comprising;
one or more horizontal flanges comprising one or more holes and configured to be coupled to a bottom side of the aircraft floor and to the pallet by the first plurality of bolts;
one or more vertical flanges comprising two or more holes and configured to be coupled to a keel beam of the aircraft by a second plurality of bolts; and
a machine strap comprising;
at least one horizontal flange comprising at least one hole and configured to be coupled to the aircraft floor, the pallet, and the keel tension fitting by the first plurality of bolts; and
at least one vertical flange comprising at least two holes and configured to be coupled to a structural element of the aircraft by a third plurality of bolts.