Meal table for oblique seat installations and oblique seating arrangements
US12296962B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 15, 2022 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64D11/0605
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A meal table assembly readily adaptable for use with various oblique seat installations. The meal table assembly installs on a seat-side console, stows openly against a fuselage wall or aircraft centerline, rotates to a deployed position, and further deploys to an expanded condition. In embodiments, the meal table is bi-fold and includes at least one of vertical and fore/aft adjustment. The meal table assembly according to the present disclosure provides a large usable table size, usability when stowed, reduced weight/cost, increased rigidity, less design variation within the overall seating platform, and ability to stow partially for increased ingress/egress clearance.
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