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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:21 am Post subject: Filed under: a better mousetrap

Do you think there would be any demand for a seat latch that had a thumb tab to disengage the latch?  They aren't cheap to make (unless I have them made in China).  I would get a PMA for them.  Direct replacement.



I have a set installed in a customers plane as a test.  I think it makes the whole 'putting the seat back down' a lot easier.

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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 11:24 am Post subject: Filed under: a better mousetrap

Speaking for myself, the current latches don’t seem so bad I’d look to replace them.  I only flip my back seats about once a year and find getting the back  cushions on/off to be the only annoying part of the job. 

  

Dan Schmitz 

Tiger 4518B 

KASH 

     

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Do you think there would be any demand for a seat latch that had a thumb tab to disengage the latch?   They aren't cheap to make (unless I have them made in China).  I would get a PMA for them.  Direct replacement.

 

 I have a set installed in a customers plane as a test.  I think it makes the whole 'putting the seat back down' a lot easier. 

 

 

 

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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:38 pm Post subject: Filed under: a better mousetrap

Well, all I can say is that after trying it on the one installation, it's an awesome improvement over the latch thats in there. For $25 to 30 a set and about 20 minutes installation, it makes a serious difference in convenience. 



Sure, like most poorly conceived designs, there is always a work around. The current latch is just one example. 



"Never leave well enough alone." - Raymond Loewy. The most influential engineer of the twentieth century. 



Gary

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On Jul 23, 2012, at 8:38 PM, "n2_narcosis(at)yahoo.com" <n2_narcosis(at)yahoo.com> wrote:



[quote] I agree with Dan. I flip my seats often as sometimes I take people for rides and sometimes I carry stuff and dogs. I have never had a problem with the latches as they are. 

 

 Brock

 

 From my HTC Sensation 4G on T-Mobile. The first nationwide 4G network

 

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 Speaking for myself, the current latches donâ€™t seem so bad Iâ€™d look to replace them.  I only flip my back seats about once a year and find getting the back cushions on/off to be the only annoying part of the job

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Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 3:11 am Post subject: Filed under: a better mousetrap

I'm in !



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On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 2:38 AM, Gary L Vogt <teamgrumman(at)yahoo.com (teamgrumman(at)yahoo.com)> wrote:

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		  Well, all I can say is that after trying it on the one installation, it's an awesome improvement over the latch thats in there. For $25 to 30 a set and about 20 minutes installation, it makes a serious difference in convenience.Â 

 



Sure, like most poorly conceived designs, there is always a work around. The current latch is just one example.Â 

"Never leave well enough alone." - Raymond Loewy. The most influential engineer of the twentieth century.Â 

 

Gary

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On Jul 23, 2012, at 8:38 PM, "n2_narcosis(at)yahoo.com (n2_narcosis(at)yahoo.com)" <n2_narcosis(at)yahoo.com (n2_narcosis(at)yahoo.com)> wrote:

 

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		        I agree with Dan. I flip my seats often as sometimes I take people for rides and sometimes I carry stuff and dogs. I have never had a problem with the latches as they are. 



Brock



From my HTC Sensation 4G on T-Mobile. The first nationwide 4G network

 

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Speaking for myself, the current latches donâ€™t seem so bad Iâ€™d look to replace them.Â  I only flip my back seats about once a year and find getting the back  cushions on/off to be the only annoying part of the job. 

Â  

Dan Schmitz 

Tiger 4518B 

KASH 

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Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 11:33 pm Post subject: Filed under: a better mousetrap

The ones I made by hand took about an hour each. I figured I could get a machine shop to stamp out a dozen for $5.00/set. then, sell them for $20/set. Boy was I wrong. I would need to buy 200 sets to get the price to $7.12/set. 

I guess the cowling proves I'm not in this for the money. 

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On Jul 24, 2012, at 9:40 PM, "n2_narcosis(at)yahoo.com" <n2_narcosis(at)yahoo.com> wrote:

[quote] What? I thought you said expensive.  25 ain't expensive. Hell, you can't buy a spark plug for 25. 

 From my HTC Sensation 4G on T-Mobile. The first nationwide 4G network

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 Date: Tue, Jul 24, 2012 1:38 am

 Well, all I can say is that after trying it on the one installation, it's an awesome improvement over the latch thats in there. For $25 to 30 a set and about 20 minutes installation, it makes a serious difference in convenience. 

 Sure, like most poorly conceived designs, there is always a work around. The current latch is just one example. 

 "Never leave well enough alone." - Raymond Loewy. The most influential engineer of the twentieth century. 

 Gary

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 On Jul 23, 2012, at 8:38 PM, "n2_narcosis(at)yahoo.com" <n2_narcosis(at)yahoo.com> wrote:

> I agree with Dan. I flip my seats often as sometimes I take people for rides and sometimes I carry stuff and dogs. I have never had a problem with the latches as they are. 

> 

> Brock

> 

> From my HTC Sensation 4G on T-Mobile. The first nationwide 4G network

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> From: "Dan Schmitz" <Dan.Schmitz(at)calix.com>

> To: "teamgrumman-list(at)matronics.com" <teamgrumman-list(at)matronics.com>

> Subject: Filed under: a better mousetrap

> Date: Mon, Jul 23, 2012 2:19 pm

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> Speaking for myself, the current latches donâ€™t seem so bad Iâ€™d look to replace them.  I only flip my back seats about once a year and find getting the back cushions on/off to be the only annoying part of the job

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