Laterally-expanding tray table

US9919802B2 · kind B2 · utility

Inventors

• Benjamin D. Stephens · Atlanta, US
• Mark A. Kruse · Atlanta, US
• Francis Xavier L. Garing · Atlanta, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 7, 2016
• Grant date: Mar 20, 2018
• Expiry date: Oct 7, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B64D11/00151
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

In a preferred embodiment, an aircraft passenger seat includes a seat back and a laterally-expanding tray table including a telescoping table segment and a main table segment having an interior pocket for receiving the telescoping table segment in a retracted position, where the telescoping table segment is adjacent to the main table segment in a fully extended position to form a contiguous table surface. The seat back may include a mounting region for stowing the laterally-expanding tray table, including a latching mechanism for latching the main table segment in a stowed position. The mounting region may extend across half the width of the seat back. The seat back may include storage region(s) horizontally adjacent to the mounting region, each storage region configured to stow a passenger convenience feature.