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Aircraft passenger seat center console unit

US9834308B2 · kind B2 · utility

12Cited by

14References

19Claims

0Family size

Assignee

B/E AEROSPACE, INC. · US

Inventors

Robert J. Henshaw · Newnan, US
Mark A. Kruse · Atlanta, US
Suzuko Hisata · Atlanta, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 30, 2016
Grant date	Dec 5, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 30, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64D11/0646
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An aircraft seating group has first and second laterally-adjacent passenger seats; a center console positioned between the first and second passenger seats; a center console disposed between the first and second laterally-adjacent passenger seats and having a shelf for supporting a handheld electronic device at approximately an eye level of a passenger in the first passenger seat. The center console may further include a retention system to maintain the electronic device in the shelf in a position allowing the passenger to comfortably view the screen of the electronic device.

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