A tamper detection system for a life vest storage container (10) on board a passenger aircraft (A), includes a receptacle (4) having an access opening with a closable lid (7); a first electrically conductive monitoring pad (1) formed on the closable lid (7); a second electrically conductive monitoring pad (2) formed on the receptacle (4); a non-conductive sealing member (3) including conductive patches of adhesive on the bottom side of two opposite edges of the sealing member and a conductive element leading between the two patches, the two patches applied to electrically conductive monitoring pads (1, 2); and a monitoring system (5) electrically coupled to the monitoring pads (1, 2) and configured to measure an electrical parameter associated with the electrically conductive path (C1, C2, CS) formed by the monitoring pads (1, 2) and the electrically conductive element within the sealing member (3).

In a preferred embodiment, an aircraft passenger seat base frame can include spaced left and right spreaders supporting a seat pan and a seatback. Additionally, a front transverse structural member and a rear transverse structural member can each interconnect with the left and right spreaders. An in-flight entertainment component compartment defined in the seat pan at least in part by placement of the front transverse structural member and the rear transverse structural member can enclose an in-flight entertainment component, wherein the front transverse structural member is positioned for aligning in a vertical plane with at least a portion of the in-flight entertainment component, and the rear transverse structural member is positioned for aligning in a horizontal plane with at least a portion of the in-flight entertainment component.

A container, such as a life vest box secured to a seat within an internal cabin of an aircraft, includes a housing defining an internal compartment for storing one or more items, such as a life vest. A door is moveably coupled to the housing. The door is moveable between a closed position in which the internal compartment is closed, and an open position in which the internal compartment is accessible. A system for indicating tampering includes a tamper indicator coupled to one or both of the housing or the door. The tamper indicator is moveable between a stowed position and a tamper-indicating position.

A system for indicating tampering of a container (such as a life vest box within an internal cabin of a vehicle) includes a base configured to be secured to a door of the container. A retainer is configured to be secured to a portion of a housing of the container. A tamper indicator includes a flag coupled to the base, and a tether extending from the flag. The tether is coupled to the retainer. The tether includes a weakened area that is configured to break to separate the flag from the base in response to the door of the container being opened.

A life vest container, a method for assembling a life vest container and a method for removing a life vest from a life vest container are disclosed. In an embodiment a leg rest includes linkages of a deployment and stowage mechanism, the linkages of the deployment and stowage mechanism being connectable to a seat, a mounting fixture connected to the linkages and a container secured to the mounting fixture, the container being configured to store a life vest.

An aircraft passenger seat base frame including spaced left and right spreaders cooperatively supporting a seat bottom and a seatback, spaced front and rear transverse beams interconnecting the left and right spreaders, spaced left and right leg assemblies each including a front leg and a rear leg, an in-flight entertainment component position in a space below the seat bottom, and a life vest container positioned below a front end of the seat bottom.

In a preferred embodiment, an aircraft passenger seat base frame can include spaced left and right spreaders supporting a seat pan and a seatback. Additionally, a front transverse structural member and a rear transverse structural member can each interconnect with the left and right spreaders. An in-flight entertainment component compartment defined in the seat pan at least in part by placement of the front transverse structural member and the rear transverse structural member can enclose an in-flight entertainment component, wherein the front transverse structural member is positioned for aligning in a vertical plane with at least a portion of the in-flight entertainment component, and the rear transverse structural member is positioned for aligning in a horizontal plane with at least a portion of the in-flight entertainment component.

A system for monitoring a presence of a life vest on an aircraft is disclosed. The system may comprise a sensor configured to output a first signal when the sensor detects the life vest and to output a second signal when the sensor fails to detect the life vest. The system may also comprise a first visual indicator in communication with the sensor. The first visual indicator may be activated based on the first signal. Further, the system may also comprise a second visual indicator in communication with the sensor. The second visual indication may be activated based on the second signal.

A life vest container, a method for assembling a life vest container and a method for removing a life vest from a life vest container are disclosed. In an embodiment a leg rest includes linkages of a deployment and stowage mechanism, the linkages of the deployment and stowage mechanism being connectable to a seat, a mounting fixture connected to the linkages and a container secured to the mounting fixture, the container being configured to store a life vest.

The present invention relates to an assembly comprising: a life vest, a life vest compartment, and a detection system comprising: at least two electrical contacts arranged respectively on the first part and the second part so as to establish an electrical connection between them when the life vest compartment is in a closed state, and a detection module able to detect a break in the electrical connection between the electrical contacts.