One-motion table latch

A seat assembly comprising:

• a seat having a back portion with a cavity;
• a table body coupled to the back portion and movable between a stowed position and a deployed position, such that in the stowed position at least a portion of the table body is stored within the cavity;
• and
• a latch assembly movable between a first position and a second position, the first position for preventing the table body from moving between the stowed position and the deployed position and the second position for allowing the table body to move between the stowed position and the deployed position, and the latch assembly being responsive to a force in a single direction by moving from the first position to the second position.

A method comprising:

• rotating a table body coupled to a back portion of a seat along a path from a deployed position toward a stowed position;
• contacting a latch assembly with the table body, the latch assembly being coupled to the back portion of the seat such that in a first position the latch assembly obstructs the path;
• moving the latch assembly to a second position based on contact by the table body with the latch assembly;
• and
• positioning the table body such that at least a portion of the table body is within a cavity in the back portion of the seat, and the latch assembly being biased to return to the first position such that the latch assembly prevents the table body from moving from the stowed position.