Seat for a transport vehicle or craft, in particular an aircraft

A seat for a transport vehicle or craft,

• the seat including a support structure and at least one armrest comprising a rest element mounted on one end of a strut whose other end is hinged to the support structure about a first pivot to tilt the armrest between an in-use position in which the rest element is substantially horizontal and a forwardly-tilted retracted position in which the rest element is substantially vertical and in front of the seat, wherein said strut is L-shaped with a first arm hinged at its free end about said first pivot and extending substantially rearwards from said first pivot when said strut is in its in-use position, and substantially forwards from said first pivot when said strut is in its retracted position and a second arm extending substantially upwards when the strut is in its in-use position, and substantially downwards when the strut is in its retracted position, and that said rest element is hinged to the free end of said second arm of the strut about a second pivot, the seat being provided with first locking means for locking the armrest in the in-use position, said first locking means comprising a transverse finger mounted on a rear end of said rest element engaging a hook-shaped end of a first lever hinged to said support structure about a third pivot, the seat including second locking means for locking the armrest in the retracted position, said second locking means comprising a second lever hinged to said first arm of said strut about a fourth pivot and provided at its free end with a setback that engages said transverse finger.