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STORAGE: The small staircase leading to the upper floor seats can be opened to store a briefcase, so that passengers can have access to their briefcase during a flight. (Courtesy of Jacob Innovations LLC)
ECONOMY COMFORT: The seating designs for the economy class raises every other seat several inches to allow more leg room and more room to recline. (Courtesy of Jacob Innovations LLC)
According to Jacob, his design will “change the experience of riding on a plane,” since most people, as he puts it, currently “dread” long flights.
Among the more interesting designs is one specially geared for the business class. It features two floors, with each seat having the potential to become a bed that can be accessed by folding up the arm rest. A small flight of stairs leading up to the second row can be opened to store a briefcase, and the head room on the bottom row is designed so that even the taller passengers will be comfortable.
Each row “offers a tiny apartment for yourself,” the inventor said.
Jacob added that through his designs, he hopes to “actually enable people to get sleep” and to “change the experience of airplane sleep deprivation to at least some form of reasonable rest.”
With any luck, these new innovations can soon be implemented in existing planes. According to Jacob, his new seating designs could be used in current larger airplanes and still meet current FAA regulations.
The designs are available to view at http://jacob-innovations.com
