Deployable seatback holder for portable electronic devices

An aircraft passenger seat equipped with a seatback portable electronic device holder, comprising:

• an upper seatback shroud;
• a backplate installed behind the upper seatback shroud;
• a shelf mounted to the backplate and exposed through the upper seatback shroud, the shelf moveable between a stowed position flush with the backplate and a deployed position at an angle to the backplate;
• and
• a latch slidably attached to the backplate and biased in a downward direction, the latch configured to engage a top of the shelf to hold the shelf in the stowed position and raise to release the shelf to allow the shelf to move to the deployed position;
• wherein the shelf, when in the deployed position, is oriented to support a bottom edge of a portable electronic device and the latch is available to engage a top edge of the portable electronic device.