Deployable portable electronic device holder for aircraft seat
AssigneeRockwell Collins, Inc.
InventorsStephen A. Puglisi, Michael M. Princip, Thomas L. Phillips
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Abstract
A portable electronic device holder, separate from an aircraft tray table, has a spring biased lower retention portion with lower retention plates for securing a lower edge of a portable electronic device. The lower retention plate acts in concert with either one or more ridges molded into or affixed to a recess in a seat back panel, or with a spring biased, extendable upper retention portion with an upper retention plate to hold the portable electronic device in place.
Claims15
A portable electronic device holder, disposed in an aircraft seat back housing, comprising:
- a lower retention portion comprising at least two retention plates configured to abut an edge of a portable electronic device, a first lower retention plate defining a first viewing angle and a second lower retention plate defining a second viewing angle;
- one or more lower extension arms disposed on a surface of the lower retention portion, the one or more extension arms configured to allow the lower retention portion to rotate away from an aircraft seat back;
- and
- one or more upper retention elements,
- wherein the at least two lower retention plates and one or more upper retention elements are configured to hold the portable electronic device in a static position relative to the aircraft seat back, and interlock when in a stowed orientation.
An aircraft passenger seat comprising:
- a portable electronic device holder comprising:
- a lower retention portion comprising at least two lower retention plates configured to abut an edge of a portable electronic device, a first lower retention plate defining a first viewing angle and a second lower retention plate defining a second viewing angle;
- one or more lower extension arms disposed on a surface of the lower retention portion, the one or more extension arms configured to allow the lower retention portion to rotate away from the aircraft passenger seat back;
- and
- one or more upper retention elements,
- wherein the at least two lower retention plates and one or more upper retention elements are configured to hold the portable electronic device in a static position relative to the aircraft passenger seat back, and interlock when in a stowed orientation.
An aircraft comprising:
- an aircraft passenger seat having a portable electronic device holder comprising:
- a lower retention portion comprising at least two lower retention plates configured to abut an edge of a portable electronic device, a first lower retention plate defining a first viewing angle and a second lower retention plate defining a second viewing angle;
- one or more lower extension arms disposed on a surface of the lower retention portion, the one or more extension arms configured to allow the lower retention portion to rotate away from an aircraft seat back;
- and
- one or more upper retention elements,
- wherein the at least two lower retention plates and one or more upper retention elements are configured to hold the portable electronic device in a static position relative to the aircraft seat back, and interlock when in a stowed orientation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.