Back to results
US 2023/0415898 A1Published application
Aircraft seat design with mountable food tray
AssigneeSafran Seats USA LLC
InventorDaniel Abraham Chavarria Garcia
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Described is a mountable tray table assembly having a base attachable to a seat back of a passenger seat via an attachment mechanism. The base may include an opening for receiving a tray table and a projection for retaining the tray table within the base. The attachment mechanism may maintain the base at a set angle relative to a floor of a vehicle when the seat back is in an upright position and a reclined position.
Claims20
A mountable tray table assembly comprising:
- a base attachable to a seat back of a passenger seat via an attachment mechanism, the base comprising:
- a first side and a second side opposite the first side;
- an opening for receiving a tray table, wherein the opening includes at least one adjustable projection positioned with the opening;
- wherein, when the tray table is positioned within the opening, the at least one adjustable projection contacts an end of the tray table;
- and
- wherein the attachment mechanism maintains the base at a set angle relative to a floor of a vehicle when the seat back is in an upright position and a reclined position,
- wherein the at least one adjustable projection comprises a retracted configuration and an extended configuration, wherein the at least one adjustable projection is biased to the extended configuration, and wherein the at least one adjustable projection comprises a sloped end.
4 more elements
(canceled)
(canceled)
A mountable tray table assembly comprising:
- a base for receiving a tray table attachable to a seat back of a passenger seat via an attachment mechanism, the base comprising:
- a horizontal portion;
- a vertical portion extending upwardly from the horizontal portion;
- and
- at least one projection extending from the vertical portion,
- wherein, when the tray table is positioned within the base, a bottom surface of the tray table contacts the horizontal portion and a ledge of the tray table contacts the at least one projection.
3 more elements
A mountable tray table assembly comprising:
- a base for receiving a tray table attachable to a seat back of a passenger seat via an attachment mechanism, the base comprising:
- an upper surface;
- a first side and a second side opposite the first side;
- and
- at least one adjustable projection having a vertical portion having a first end and a second end and a horizontal portion extending from the first end,
- wherein the at least one adjustable projection is positioned within a recess formed on each of the first side and the second side,
- wherein, when the tray table is positioned within the base, a bottom surface of the tray table contacts the upper surface of the base and a side of the tray table is positioned between the horizontal portion of the at least one adjustable projection and the upper surface of the base.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.