Aircraft seat

Claim 1

A seat for a vehicle comprising: a seat bottom, a seat back mounted on said seat bottom for pivotal movement relative thereto, means for pivotally locating said seat back at an upright sitting position including linkage means mounted at one end on said seat bottom for pivotal movement relative thereto, a pin member secured to said seat back, said linkage means having at a second end block means having a first aperture defined therein for receiving and containing said pin member, means for pivotally locating said seat back at a forward dress-up position where said seat back interferes with the occupation of said seat thereby enlarging the living space of the next rearward seat including said block means having a second vertically upwardly spaced aperture for receiving and containing said pin member, and means for permitting the relocation of said seat back from said sitting position to said dress-up position and vice versa upon the application of a predetermined force smaller than the force normally applied by a person sitting down in the seat so that said seat back located at the dress-up position will be automatically relocated to said sitting position by a person sitting in said seat including said block means having a channel interconnecting said first and second apertures having a selected width smaller than said pin member for preventing the relocation of the seat back until the predetermined small force has been applied.