Seat system
AssigneeHAECO Americas, LLC
InventorsChad S. Pinger, Richard Rinke, Mitchell R. Rife, Jose Pevida, Jeff Hontz
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Abstract
A seat system for a passenger aircraft. The seat system includes at least one passenger seat and a stowable clamshell holder for a personal electronic device installed into the back of the passenger seat. The personal electronic device (PED) holder includes a door adapted to be movable between an open position and a closed position and a pair of opposed retainers adapted to hold a personal electronic device. The pair of retainers includes a lower back retainer and an upper front retainer whereby the lower back retainer extends above the upper front retainer. The seat system may further include a seat back tray table attached to the back of the passenger seat.
Claims42
A seat system for a passenger aircraft, said seat system comprising:
- (a) at least one passenger seat;
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- (b) a stowable clamshell holder for a personal electronic device installed into the back of said passenger seat, said PED holder including (i) a door adapted to be movable between an open position and a closed position, wherein said door includes a faceplate and a hinge for opening and closing said door and further including at least one hinge positioner on said hinge adapted to bias said faceplate in the closed position.
A stowable clamshell holder for a personal electronic device adapted to be installed into the back of a seat system for a passenger aircraft wherein the seat system includes at least one passenger seat, said PED holder comprising:
- (a) a door adapted to be movable between an open position and a closed position, wherein said door includes a faceplate and a hinge for opening and closing said door and further including at least one hinge positioner on said hinge adapted to bias said faceplate in the closed position;
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- (b) a pair of opposed retainers adapted to hold a personal electronic device, said pair of retainers including a lower back retainer having a first height and an upper front retainer having a second height wherein the first height of said lower back retainer extends above the second height of said upper front retainer.
A seat system for a passenger aircraft, said seat system comprising:
- (a) at least one passenger seat;
- (b) a stowable clamshell holder for a personal electronic device installed into the back of said passenger seat, said PED holder including (i) a door adapted to be movable between an open position and a closed position, wherein said door includes a faceplate and a hinge for opening and closing said door and further including at least one hinge positioner on said hinge adapted to bias said faceplate in the closed position and (ii) a pair of opposed retainers adapted to hold a personal electronic device, said pair of retainers including a lower back retainer having a first height and an upper front retainer having a second height wherein the first height of said lower back retainer extends above the second height of said upper front retainer;
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- (c) a seat back tray table attached to the back of said passenger seat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.