US2010252680A1PendingUtilityA1

Vehicle Passenger Seating

Assignee: PORTER GLEN WILSONPriority: Mar 23, 2009Filed: Mar 23, 2010Published: Oct 7, 2010

Est. expiryMar 23, 2029(~2.6 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority

B64D 11/06B60N 2/00B64D 11/0646B60N 2/01B60N 2/79B60N 3/001B64D 11/064B64D 11/0638B64D 11/0601B64D 11/00151B64D 11/0636B64D 11/0643B64D 11/0606B60N 3/004B60N 2/77B64D 11/0015B60N 2/793B60N 2002/905B64D 11/00B64D 11/0641B64D 11/0604B60N 3/002B60R 7/043

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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.

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1 . A seating arrangement for location at the longitudinal centre line of a commercial passenger vehicle in a longitudinally extending passenger seating area thereof, said seating arrangement comprising;
a pair of seats disposed alongside and secured to each other, each seat comprising
a backrest portion, and
a seat pan portion,
wherein said 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.

2 . A seating arrangement as claimed in claim 1 wherein the seat pan portions of each seat are separated from each other and an armrest is located between the seat pan portions of the pair of seats.

3 . A seating arrangement as claimed in claim 2 wherein the armrest is configured to be presented for mutual use by passengers sedentary in the pair of seats.

4 . A seating arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , the seating arrangement includes a utility surface located between the seat pan portions of the pair of seats.

5 . A seating arrangement as claimed in claim 4 wherein the utility surface is supported by a base structure in a manner to be movable between a raised position and a lowered position.

6 . A seating arrangement as claimed in claim 5 wherein the utility surface when in its raised position is configured for a passenger sedentary in one or each of the respective seats to rest their arm on.

7 . A seating arrangement as claimed in claim 5 wherein the utility surface when in its lowered position and together with the seat pans of each seat, form a surface (preferably flat) for a passenger to recline on.

8 . A seating arrangement as claimed in claim 5 wherein the utility surface when in its lowered position and together with the seat pans of each seat, defines a continuous support surface.

9 . A seating arrangement as claimed in claim 5 wherein the utility surface, when in its raised position, allows passengers sitting in the two seats to position their feet under the utility surface in order to sit in an orientation facing towards each other.

10 . A seating arrangement as claimed in claim 5 wherein the utility surface is movable between its raised and lowered positions by said base structure, said base structure configured to not prevent sedentary passengers legs from swinging into and out of a region underneath the utility surface when the utility surface is in the raised position.

11 . A seating arrangement as claimed in claim 5 wherein the utility surface is movable by said base structure that is movably supported by a sliding mechanism.

12 . A seating arrangement as claimed in claim 4 wherein a backrest is disposed between the backrest portions of the two seats, presented for use by a passenger sitting on the utility surface when in its lowered position.

13 . A seating arrangement as claimed in claim 1 wherein a secondary seat pan in provided, positioned intermediate of and spanning between the seat pans of the two seats when in a first position, there being a void below said secondary seat pan, the secondary seat pan moveable between said first and a second, more elevated, position such that in said second position, the secondary seat pan is separated from the seat pans of the two seats to create a gap sufficient to receive at least one thigh of a person sitting in each of the two seats.

14 . A seating arrangement as claimed in claim 1 that further comprises a securing assembly configured to secure the seats to a floor of a said commercial passenger vehicle in a manner so that the seats are aligned at an acute angle towards each other and are each at an acute angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and each face towards opposed outboard directions.

15 . A seating arrangement as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a shell that extends at least in part around the rear of both seats.

16 . A seating arrangement as claimed in claim 15 wherein the shell is composed of a rigid moulded plastic material.

17 . A seating arrangement as claimed in claim 16 wherein the shell defines a recess for accommodating a visual display unit to be presented for viewing by a passenger seated behind the seating arrangement.

18 . A seating arrangement as claimed in claim 15 wherein the shell defines at least one armrest for each seat.

19 . A seating arrangement as claimed in claim 15 wherein the shell defines at least one foot well to accommodate the feet of a passenger sitting behind the seating arrangement.

20 . A seating arrangement as claimed in claim 19 wherein the foot well is of a shape to allow a passenger sitting behind the seating arrangement to position their feet below the seat pan of a seat in front.

21 . A seating arrangement as claimed in claim 15 wherein said shell extends from floor level and projects above the backrest portion of each seat.

22 . A seating arrangement as claimed in claim 15 wherein said shell extends to present a secondary back rest for sedentary passengers in each seat for use by each passenger when positioned to face more towards the other seat in the seating arrangement.

23 . A seating arrangement as claimed in claim 15 wherein said shell extends to project at least in part to the facing side of each seat to define flanking on each side of seating arrangement.

24 . A seating arrangement as claimed in claim 1 wherein each said seat faces at an angle relative to the longitudinal direction of between 15 to 30 degrees and preferably 23 degrees.

25 . A seating arrangement as claimed in claim 1 wherein said seats face at an angle relative to each other of between 30 to 60 degrees and preferably 46 degrees.

26 . A seating arrangement as claimed in claim 1 wherein a privacy screen is positioned between the two seats.

27 . A seating arrangement as claimed in claim 1 wherein each seat is moveable between an upright seated and a more reclined position.

28 . A seating arrangement as claimed in claim 1 wherein one or both of the backrest portion and seat pan portion is moveable between an upright seated position and a more reclined position.

29 . A seating arrangement as claimed in claim 1 wherein said seats are connected to each other and form a unitary pair of seats.

30 . A seating arrangement as claimed in claim 1 installed along the longitudinal centre line of a commercial passenger vehicle that includes a longitudinally extending passenger seating area.

31 . A seating unit for a commercial passenger vehicle that has a longitudinally shaped passenger seating zone, the seating unit comprising:
at least two seats that are adjacent to each other to form a row of seats that is to be separated from a like row of seats in front and/or behind in said commercial passenger vehicle, the row to extend perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of said commercial passenger vehicle, and each seat in the row of seats is to face in the forward direction of the vehicle yet each seat is angled away from each other and towards a respective outboard side of the vehicle, and the row of seats is provided as a single unit.

32 . A commercial passenger vehicle that has a longitudinally shaped passenger seating zone, said vehicle comprising:
a seating unit comprises two adjacent seats forming a row of seats, the row extending perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of said commercial passenger vehicle, and each seat facing in the forward direction of the vehicle yet angled away from each other and towards a respective opposite outboard side of the vehicle.

33 . A vehicle as claimed in claim 32 wherein each seat includes a seat pan portion and a back rest portion that extends upwardly from said seat pan portion.

34 . A vehicle as claimed in claim 33 the seat pan portions are separated from each other and an armrest is located between the seat pan portions.

35 . A vehicle as claimed in claim 34 wherein the armrest is a mutual arm rest presented for use by a passenger sedentary in each seat.

36 . A vehicle as claimed in claim 33 wherein the seating unit includes a utility surface located between the seat pan portions of the seats.

37 . A vehicle as claimed in claim 36 wherein the utility surface is supported by a base structure in a manner to be movable between a raised position and a lowered position.

38 . A vehicle as claimed in claim 37 wherein the utility surface when in its raised position is presented for a passenger sedentary in one or each of the respective seats to rest their arm on.

39 . A vehicle as claimed in claim 37 wherein the utility surface when in its lowered position and together with the seat pan of at least one of said seats form a surface for a passenger to recline on.

40 . A vehicle as claimed in claim 37 wherein the utility surface when in its lowered position and together with the seat pans of each seat, defines a continuous support surface.

41 . A vehicle as claimed in claim in claim 37 wherein the utility surface is movably supported between its raised and lowered positions by said base structure, said base structure configured to not prevent a passengers legs from swinging into and out of a region underneath the utility surface when the utility surface is in the raised position.

42 . A vehicle as claimed in claim 37 wherein a backrest is disposed between the backrest portions of the two seats, presented for use by a passenger sitting on the utility surface when in its lowered position.

43 . A vehicle as claimed in claim 32 further comprising a shell that extends at least in part around the rear of both seats.

44 . A vehicle as claimed in claim 43 wherein the shell defines at least one foot well to accommodate the feet of a passenger sitting behind the seating unit.

45 . A vehicle as claimed in claim 44 wherein the foot well is of a shape to allow a passenger sitting behind the seating unit to position their feet below the seat pan of the seat in front.

46 . A vehicle as claimed in claim 32 wherein each seat of the seating unit face at an angle relative to the longitudinal direction of between 15 to 30 degrees and preferably 23 degrees.

47 . A vehicle as claimed in claim 32 wherein said seats face at an angle relative to each other of between 30 to 60 degrees and preferably 46 degrees.

48 . A seating arrangement for or in a commercial passenger vehicle that has a longitudinally shaped passenger seating zone, the seating arrangement comprising:
a) two juxtaposed seats, and b) a shell located to separate the two seats from an identical seating arrangement to be located immediately behind,
wherein the two seats are to each face in a forward direction of the vehicle and each face away from each other at and angle (to in use face toward an opposite outboard side of the vehicle to the other), the shell including at least one foot well to receive at least the feet of at least one passenger sitting in the seat of the identical seating arrangement located behind.

49 . A seating arrangement as claimed in claim 48 wherein the two juxtaposed seats and the shell define a single seating unit.

50 . A seating arrangement as claimed in claim 48 wherein said shell includes a scalloped region to define a footwell into which the feet of a passenger sitting in said identical seating arrangement behind, can position their feet so as to locate at least partially below at least one of the two juxtaposed seats.

51 . A seating arrangement as claimed in claim 48 wherein said shell extends upwards from floor level.

52 . A seating arrangement for a commercial passenger vehicle that has a longitudinally shaped passenger seating zone, the seating arrangement comprises a pair of seats disposed alongside and secured to each other, each seat comprising:
a backrest portion, and a seat pan portion;
wherein said seats face in a non-parallel direction that is at an acute angle to each other, and
wherein the backrest portion of each respective seats are nearest the vertex of the acute angle than the seat pan portion, and
wherein a support surface is located between the pair of seats that can be moved between a first condition wherein the support surface offers an arm rest to at least one sedentary passenger and a second condition wherein the support surface is flush with at least one seat pan portion of the pair of seats.

53 . A seating unit for a commercial passenger vehicle that has a longitudinally shaped passenger seating zone, the seating unit comprises a pair of seats disposed alongside each other, each seat comprising:
a backrest portion and a seat pan portion;
wherein said seats face in a non-parallel direction that is at an acute angle to each other, and
wherein the backrest portion of each seat is nearest the vertex of the acute angle than the seat pan portion, and
wherein a support member is located between the pair of seats that can be moved between a first condition wherein the support member offers an arm rest to at least one sedentary passenger and a second condition wherein the support member is flush with at least one seat pan portion of the pair of seats.

54 . A seating unit as claimed in claim 54 wherein two of said support members are provided, a first support member associated with a first of said seats and that can be moved between a first condition wherein the support member offers an arm rest to a passenger sedentary in said first seat and a second condition wherein the support member is flush with the seat pan portion of the first seat, and a second support member associated with a second of said seats and that can be moved between a first condition wherein the support member offers an arm rest to a passenger sedentary in said second seat and a second condition wherein the support member is flush with the seat pan portion of the second seat.

55 . A seating unit for a commercial passenger vehicle that has a longitudinally shaped passenger seating zone, the seating unit comprises a pair of seats disposed alongside each other, each seat comprising:
a backrest portion and a seat pan portion;
wherein said seats face in a non-parallel direction that is at an acute angle to each other, and
wherein the backrest portion of each seat is nearest the vertex of the acute angle than the seat pan portion, and
wherein a support member is located between the pair of seats that can be moved between a first condition wherein the support member offers table to at least one sedentary passenger and a second condition wherein the support member is flush with at least one seat pan portion of the pair of seats.

56 . A seating unit as claimed in claim 55 wherein two of said support members are provided, a first support member associated with a first of said seats and that can be moved between a first condition wherein the support member offers a table to a passenger sedentary in said first seat and a second condition wherein the support member is flush with the seat pan portion of the first seat, and a second support member associated with a second of said seats and that can be moved between a first condition wherein the support member offers a table to a passenger sedentary in said second seat and a second condition wherein the support member is flush with the seat pan portion of the second seat.

57 . A commercial passenger aircraft carrying a plurality of identical seat units positioned one behind the other at a floor level in said aircraft, each seat unit providing a passenger accommodation zone to accommodate two sedentary passengers each supported by a respective seat of said unit in a side by side orientation, the two seats oriented at an angle to each other such that the seats face in a non parallel direction and non converging direction, and wherein a fixed shell, extending upward from said floor level, is provided separating said zones in a manner such that the zone nests in-part with a zone of a seat unit in front.

58 . An aircraft as claimed in claim 57 wherein said seat units are arranged in a column that extends in the fore-aft direction of the aircraft.

59 . An aircraft as claimed in claim 57 wherein the shell of each said seat unit is fixed relative to a floor of said aircraft.

60 . An aircraft as claimed in claim 57 wherein said seats of each seat unit can be configured to an upright seating position and a more reclined seating position.

61 . An aircraft as claimed in claim 57 wherein each said seat includes a seat pan portion and a backrest portion that extends upwardly relative said seat pan portion, both said seat pan portion and said back rest portion moveable relative to said shell to be positioned in an upright seating position and a more reclined seating position.

62 . A seating configuration of a commercial passenger vehicle having a longitudinally shaped passenger seating area, said seating configuration comprising:
at least one seating arrangement for accommodating a passenger in a seated position on a seat, said seating arrangement including fasteners to secure said seating arrangement to said passenger vehicle in a manner so that said seat faces at an acute angle to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and in a direction facing towards an outboard side of the vehicle adjacent to which said seating arrangement is positioned.

63 . A seating configuration as claimed in claim 62 wherein said seating configuration comprises a column of a plurality of seating arrangements, the column extending in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction, and wherein the seats of all seating arrangements face in a parallel direction to each other.

64 . A seating configuration as claimed in claim 63 wherein the column extends parallel to and on an outboard side of the longitudinal centreline of the vehicle.

65 . A seating configuration as claimed in claim 64 wherein said vehicle is a passenger aircraft and said seating arrangement is disposed adjacent the fuselage wall at a side of the aircraft.

66 . A seating configuration as claimed in claim 62 wherein said seating arrangement comprises a rigid moulded shell covering at least the rear of the seat.

67 . A seating configuration as claimed in claim 66 wherein shell defines a recess at a rear face of the seating arrangement for a visual display unit to be viewed by a passenger sitting behind the seating arrangement.

68 . A seating configuration as claimed in claim 66 wherein at least one tray table is provided to extend outwardly at the rear of the shell to provide a utility surface for a passenger seated behind the seating arrangement.

69 . A seating configuration as claimed in claim 66 wherein the shell includes at least one armrest presented for use by a passenger sitting in the seat.

70 . A seating configuration as claimed in claim 62 wherein the seating arrangement comprises two adjacent seats.

71 . A seating configuration as claimed in claim 70 wherein the two seats are positioned adjacent each other and aligned each other in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.

72 . A seating configuration as claimed in claim 71 wherein said seats are angled outward in relation to the longitudinal direction at an angle between 15 to 30 degrees and preferably 23 degrees.

73 . A seating configuration as claimed in claim 66 wherein the shell defines at least one foot well to accommodate the feet of a passenger sitting behind the seat arrangement.

74 . A seating configuration as claimed in claim 62 wherein the seating arrangement comprises two adjacent seats and a fixed shell covering the rear of said two adjacent seats, the shell defining at least a first foot well to accommodate the feet of a passenger sitting behind the seat arrangement and extending at least partially underneath both of the seats.

75 . A seating configuration as claimed in claim 74 wherein the shell defines a second foot well extending at least partially underneath the only one of the seats.

76 . A seating configuration as claimed in claim 62 wherein said seat(s) is moveable between an upright seated position and a more reclined position.

77 . A commercial passenger vehicle that includes a longitudinally extending passenger seating area, said vehicle comprising:
a seating arrangement in said passenger seating area comprising;
a plurality of seats arranged facing in a parallel direction to each other, each of said seats includes one seat pan, wherein the front edge of each seat pan is staggered from the front edge of the seat pan of the adjacent seat in the facing direction;
a securing assembly securing the seats to a floor of said vehicle in a manner so that the seats are aligned in a direction substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction and the seats face in an outboard direction and at an acute angle to the longitudinal direction.

78 . A vehicle as claimed in claim 77 wherein the seating arrangement includes a shell extending at least in part around the rear of the seats.

79 . A vehicle as claimed in claim 77 wherein each said seat is angled in relation to the longitudinal direction at an angle of between 15 to 30 degrees and preferably 23 degrees.

80 . A vehicle as claimed in claim 78 wherein the shell extends upwardly from the floor of the vehicle and defines at least one foot well to accommodate the feet of a passenger sitting behind the seating arrangement.

81 . A vehicle as claimed in claim 78 wherein the shell defines a first foot well extending at least partially underneath the most outboard seat and a second foot well at least partially underneath the outboard most seat and another of said seats.

82 . A vehicle as claimed in claim 78 wherein the vehicle is an aircraft and the seating arrangement is positioned adjacent the fuselage/cabin wall and the shell is configured to be located adjacent and to be disposed proximate the fuselage/cabin wall.

83 . A vehicle as claimed in claim 77 wherein said seats are mounted to each other to form a unitary seating arrangement.

84 . A vehicle as claimed in claim 77 that is an aircraft and the longitudinal direction is that parallel to the fore/aft direction of the aircraft.

85 . A seating arrangement for a commercial passenger vehicle having a longitudinally shaped seating area, said seating arrangement comprising;
a pair of seats mounted alongside each other and facing in a parallel direction; a shell extending at least partially around the rear of the seats; wherein said shell defines at least one foot well at the rear of the seats to receive the feet of a passenger sitting behind the seating arrangement; and wherein the foot well extends at least partially underneath both seats.

86 . A seating arrangement as claimed in claim 85 wherein the seats are staggered in alignment with each other in the facing direction.

87 . A seating arrangement as claimed in claim 85 wherein the seats are engaged to a securing assembly configured to secure the seats to a floor of a said commercial passenger vehicle in a manner so that the seats are positioned relative each other in alignment with a perpendicular to the fore/aft direction of the vehicle, and wherein the seats face generally in an outboard direction, and at an acute angle to the fore/aft direction of the vehicle.

88 . A seating arrangement as claimed in claim 85 wherein each of said seats include one seat pan, wherein the front edge of each seat pan is off set from the front edge of the seat pan of the adjacent seat.

89 . A commercial aircraft passenger seating configuration defined within at least part of a section of the aircraft comprising:
a plurality seating arrangements, each seating arrangement comprising of two juxtaposed seats to define a row of seats and a shell extending about at least part of the two seats to at least separate the two seats from a said seating arrangement located behind, said shell also defining at least one arm rest for each of the seats in the seating arrangement.

90 . A seating configuration as claimed in claim 89 wherein each seat can move relative to said shell between an upright seating position and a more reclined seating position.

91 . A seating configuration as claimed in claim 89 wherein each seat has it facing direction at an angle to the longitudinal direction of the aircraft.

92 . A seating arrangement as claimed in claim 91 wherein the facing direction is in a direction away from the longitudinal centreline of the aircraft.

93 . A seating arrangement as claimed in claim 89 wherein the seating arrangement is located immediately adjacent the outboard shell of the aircraft.

94 . A seating arrangement as claimed in claim 89 wherein each seat in a said arrangement is located no more advanced in the aircraft as the other seat in the arrangement.

95 . A seating arrangement as claimed in claim 89 wherein the shell defines two foot wells, each to accommodate the feet of a passenger in a seat of a seating arrangement behind, the first foot well at least in part located below both seats to receive the feet of a passenger behind that is positioned inboard more, and a second foot well that is located at least in part below the outboard most seat to receive the feet of a passenger behind that is outboard more.

96 . A commercial aircraft passenger seating configuration defined within at least part of a section of the aircraft comprising:
a plurality of rows of seating arrangements, each seating arrangement comprising of two juxtaposed seats and a shell extend extending about at least part of the seats to at least separate the two seats from a similar seating arrangement located behind wherein the two seats each face in opposite outboard directions and away from each other.

97 . A seating configuration as claimed in claim 96 wherein each seating arrangement is located mid-ships of the aircraft.

98 . A seating configuration as claimed in claim 96 wherein the plurality of rows are arranged in a column, the column extending in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the aircraft.

99 . A seating configuration as claimed in claim 96 wherein the seats of a seating arrangement are closer together at their backrests that at their seat pans.

100 . A seating configuration as claimed in claim 96 wherein each seat faces in a direction that is at an angle to the longitudinal direction of the aircraft and is between 5 and 30 degrees to the longitudinal direction.

101 . A seating configuration as claimed in claim 96 wherein said shell also defines at least one arm rest for each of the seats in the seating arrangement.

102 . A seating configuration as claimed in claim 96 wherein each seat can move relative to said shell between an upright seating position and a more reclined seating position.

103 . A seating configuration as claimed in claim 96 wherein each seat a said arrangement is located no more advanced in the aircraft as the other seat in the arrangement.

104 . A seating configuration as claimed in claim 96 wherein each seat includes a seat pan and a utility surface is located intermediate of the seat pans of each seat in a seating arrangement.

105 . A seating configuration as claimed in claim 104 wherein the utility surface is made up of two sections.

106 . A seating configuration as claimed in claim 104 wherein the utility surface can be moved to be raised and lowered including being moved to be coplanar the seat pans of each seat and to be moved to be provide an arm rest or table for the passenger(s) in one or both seats.

107 . A seating configuration as claimed in claim 104 wherein a storage area is provided below the utility surface that can receive and store a passenger&#39;s personal belongings.

108 . A seating configuration as claimed in claim 104 wherein the utility surface is supported by a support structure that facilitates its movement.

109 . A seating configuration as claimed in claim 108 wherein the support structure supports the support surface in a manner to allow a gap to be defined between the seat pan and the support structure when the utility surface is in the raised condition.

110 . A seating configuration as claimed in claim 109 wherein the support structure is generally “L” shaped.

111 . A seating configuration as claimed in claim 96 wherein the shell extends at least in part between the two seats to define a privacy screen between the two seats.

112 . A seating configuration as claimed in claim 96 wherein the shell defines at least part of a foot well to accommodate the feet of a passenger in a respective seat of a seating arrangement behind.

113 . A seating configuration as claimed in claim 112 wherein the foot well extends at least in part beneath a corresponding seat of said seating arrangement.

114 . A seating configuration as claimed in claim 112 wherein the foot well is fully enclosed other than at where the feet of a passenger are received into the foot well.

115 . A commercial aircraft with a passenger seating configuration defined within at least part of a section of the aircraft comprising:
a plurality of rows of a seating arrangement, each seating arrangement comprising of two juxtaposed seats wherein the two seats each face in opposite outboard directions.

116 . A commercial passenger aircraft that includes a plurality of zones to accommodate two passengers in a sedentary position each zone defined between and in part by a plurality of rows of a seating unit, each seating unit comprising of two juxtaposed seats on each of which a passenger can sit wherein the two seats each face in opposite outboard directions and wherein each zone nests in-part with an adjacent zone.

117 . A commercial passenger aircraft as claimed in claim 116 wherein each seating unit includes a fixed shell that is located between said zones and extends upwards from the floor of the aircraft to above the seats.

118 . A commercial passenger aircraft as claimed in claim 117 wherein each seat of said seating unit faces away from each other at an acute angle and face at an acute angle to the longitudinal direction of said aircraft.

119 . A seating unit for a commercial passenger vehicle that has a longitudinally shaped passenger seating zone, the seating unit comprises:
a. two seats, each comprising a seat pan and a seat back, the two seats positioned adjacent to each other to form a row of seats, a first of the seats to be located adjacent an outboard side of the vehicle, and each seat in the row is to face in the forward direction of the vehicle yet at least the second of the seats is angled towards the outboard side of the vehicle adjacent to which the row will be placed, and b. a shell located behind the two seats and the shell defining a footwell for a passenger in the second seat of an identical row behind the row of seats, the footwell located in part beneath the seat pans of both seats in the row, and c. the row of seats and shell are a single unit.

120 . A seating system for installation in a commercial passenger vehicle having a longitudinally shaped seating area, said system comprising
at least one seating arrangement to be located on the centreline of said vehicle and comprising;
a pair of seats disposed alongside and secured to each other, each seat comprising
a backrest portion, and
a seat pan portion,

wherein said 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.
and
at least one seating arrangement as claimed in claim 85 to be located adjacent and outboard more of the first mentioned seating arrangement.

121 . A seating unit for a commercial passenger vehicle that has a longitudinally shaped passenger seating zone, the seating unit comprises:
at least two seats that are adjacent to each other to form a row of seats, the row is to extend perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and each seat in the row is to face in the forward direction of the vehicle yet is angled towards the outboard side of the vehicle adjacent to which the row will be placed, wherein the row of seats are provided as a single unit.

122 . A commercial passenger vehicle that has a longitudinally shaped passenger seating zone, the vehicle including a seating unit that comprises:
at least two seats that are adjacent to each other forming a row of seats, the row extending perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and each seat in the row faces in the forward direction of the vehicle yet is angled towards the outboard side of the vehicle adjacent to which the row is placed.

123 . In a section of an aircraft, passenger seats on one side of the centre line of the aircraft that face towards one side of the aircraft and seats on the other side of the centre line of the aircraft that face towards the opposite side of the aircraft.

124 . In a section as claimed in claim 123 said passenger seats on said one side are arranged is rows of two seats, the row direction being perpendicular to the fore/aft direction of the aircraft and said passenger seats on said other side are arranged is rows of two seats, the row direction being perpendicular to the fore/aft direction of the aircraft.

125 . In a section as claimed in claim 123 seats on said one side face toward the side of the aircraft to which they are adjacent to and seats on said other side face towards the side of the aircraft to which they are adjacent to.

126 . An aircraft that includes in a cabin section, seats on one side of the centre line of the aircraft that face at an acute angle or angles to the centreline of the aircraft and away from the centre line and seats on the other side of the centre line of the aircraft that face at an acute angle or angles to the centre line and also away from the centreline.

127 . An aircraft as claimed in claim 126 wherein all seats on one side of the centreline face in away from the centreline and all seats on the other side face away from the centreline.

128 . An aircraft as claimed in claim 126 wherein the seats face at an angle of between 10 and 30 degrees to the centreline direction.

129 . An aircraft as claimed in claim 126 wherein the seats on one side are arranged in a row and the seats on the other side are arranged in a row.

130 . An aircraft as claimed in claim 129 wherein the row direction is perpendicular to the centreline direction of the aircraft.

131 . An aircraft as claimed in claim 126 wherein there are a plurality of rows of seats and wherein there are at least two seats of each row on each side of the centreline that face a respective side of the aircraft.

132 . An aircraft as claimed in claim 126 wherein there are 2 seats on each side of the centreline.

133 . An aircraft as claimed in claim 126 wherein there is an aisle between the centre line and the seats on each side.

134 . An aircraft as claimed in claim 133 wherein on each side of the centreline of said aircraft there are two said seats on the window side of the aisle and there is one other seat positioned on the centreline side of the aisle.

135 . An aircraft as claimed in claim 133 wherein there is a centre seat unit through which the centreline passes said centre seat unit includes two seats.

136 . A 2-2-2 row seat layout in a cabin of a passenger aircraft where in each row 3 seats face towards one side and 3 seats face towards the opposite side of the aircraft.

137 . A layout as claimed in claim 136 wherein the facing directions of each set of 3 adjacent seats is parallel to each other.

138 . A layout as claimed in claim 137 wherein the row direction is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the aircraft.

139 . A layout as claimed in claim 136 wherein all the seats in a row are aligned in a direction perpendicular to the fore/aft direction of the aircraft.

140 . A layout as claimed in claim 136 wherein both outboard pair of seats in the row are aligned in a direction perpendicular to the fore/aft direction of the aircraft and the inboard pair are staggered fore or aft of the perpendicular of the outboard pair of seats.

141 . A layout as claimed in claim 136 wherein an aisle is provided between each pair of adjacent seats.

142 . A 2-2 row seat layout in a cabin of a passenger aircraft wherein 2 seats in each row face towards one side and 2 seats in each row face towards the opposite side of the aircraft.

143 . A layout as claimed in claim 142 wherein the facing direction of each set of 2 adjacent seats is parallel to each other.

144 . A layout as claimed in claim 142 wherein the row direction is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the aircraft.

145 . A layout as claimed in claim 142 wherein an aisle is exists between each pair of adjacent seats.

146 . A seating unit for an aircraft, the seating unit comprises a pair of seats disposed alongside each other and each seat comprising a backrest portion and a seat pan portion each seat mounted to a plinth that includes fasteners to fasten the seat unit to seat rails of an aircraft so that said seats faces at an acute angle to the fore/aft direction of the aircraft yet no one of the seats is advance more in the aircraft than the other seat of the seat unit.

147 . A commercial passenger aircraft carrying a plurality of identical seat units positioned one behind the other at a floor level in said aircraft, each seat unit providing a passenger accommodation zone to accommodate two sedentary passengers each supported by a respective seat of said unit in a side by side orientation, the two seats oriented at an angle to the fore/aft direction of the aircraft, and wherein a fixed shell, extending upward from said floor level, is provided separating said zones in a manner such that the zone nests in-part with a zone of a seat unit in front.

148 . An aircraft as claimed in claim 147 wherein said seat units are arranged in a column that extends in the fore-aft direction of the aircraft.

149 . An aircraft as claimed in claim 147 wherein the shell of each said seat unit is fixed relative to a floor of said aircraft.

150 . An aircraft as claimed in claim 147 wherein said seats of each seat unit can be configured to an upright seating position and a more reclined seating position.

151 . An aircraft as claimed in claim 147 wherein each said seat includes a seat pan portion and a backrest portion that extends upwardly relative said seat pan portion, both said seat pan portion and said back rest portion moveable relative to said shell to be positioned in an upright seating position and a more reclined seating position.

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