Ratcheting articulable monitor support and presentation device

For use in conjunction with adjacently-mounted seats, wherein such seats are mounted front-to-back and wherein at least one seat includes a back-mounted tray table usable by an occupant in a seat mounted immediately therebehind, an articulable monitor support system for accommodating storage and presentation of an associated monitor, and for permitting an occupant of a seat to simultaneously use the monitor and the back-mounted tray table mounted on the seat in front of them, the system being usable with a base and a monitor-mounting member, the system comprising:

• an arm having a first end pivotally mounted on the base for movement between a stowed position and a presented position, such movement pivoting the arm about a first axis, the arm further including a second end spaced from the first end and an arcuate portion therebetween, wherein the arcuate portion is generally concave when viewed from the back-mounted tray table, and wherein such concavity allows the tray to be moved to a position adjacent the arm when the arm is in the presented position;
• a monitor;
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• a monitor mounting member pivotally mounted adjacent the second end of the arm and movable about a second axis which is different from the first axis, such member providing a slidable mount for the monitor so that the monitor may be positioned more directly in front of an occupant of the seat, and wherein the concavity of the arm permits the simultaneous use of the monitor and the tray table.

A monitor presentation and support system useable in conjunction with a stowable tray table comprising:

• a first seat;
• a second seat in front of the first seat;
• a base mounted on the first seat;
• an arm having a first end pivotally mounted on the base, a second end spaced from the first end, and an arcuate portion therebetween which includes a pair of reverse bends, and wherein the arm is movable about a first axis between a stowed position and a presented position, and further wherein one of the bends is generally concave as viewed from the second seat when the arm is in the presented position;
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• a tray table mounted on the second seat and movable to a position generally in front of the first seat, and wherein the arm's concave bend, as viewed from the second seat, accommodates movement of the table to a position immediately adjacent the arm.