Configurable tray table

US9138055B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Boeing Company · US

Inventors

• Vicki Ann Curtis · Stanwood, US
• Kayla Dunn · Cincinnati, US
• Ricardo Elizondo Costa · San Luis Potosí, MX
• Colin Cansler Curry · Plano, US
• Sophie Prescott · Walnut Creek, US
• Lingyu Zhu · Cincinnati, US
• Sooshin Choi · Londonderry, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 1, 2013
• Grant date: Sep 22, 2015
• Expiry date: Aug 9, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B64D11/0638
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Apparatus and methods provide for a configurable tray table and method of configuring a tray table. According to aspects of the disclosure, a tray table includes a support assembly and a tray assembly. The support assembly is configured to connect to a structure. The tray assembly is coupled to the support assembly and is configurable between coplanar and multi-planar tray configurations. The tray assembly includes a number of tray table segments pivotally coupled to one another.