Passenger seat meal tray assembly and passenger seat
First Claim
1. A meal tray assembly, comprising:
- (a) a meal tray for being mounted for movement between a stowage position flush against a seat back surface and a lowered, horizontal use position;
(b) a latch access port extending through the meal tray from a top side to a bottom side thereof;
(c) a latch carried on the seat back for cooperation with the latch access port in the meal tray, said latch being mounted for movement between;
(i) a release position wherein the latch is extendable through the latch access port for permitting movement of the meal tray to and from the stowage position and the use position; and
(ii) a locking position wherein the latch locks the meal tray in the stowage position against the surface.
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Abstract
A meal tray assembly including a meal tray for being mounted for movement between a stowage position flush against a seat back and a lowered, horizontal use position. A latch access port extends through the meal tray from the top side to the bottom side thereof. A latch is carried on the seat back for cooperation with the latch access port in the meal tray. The latch is mounted for movement between a release position wherein the latch is extendable through the latch access port for permitting movement of the meal tray to and from the stowage position and the use position, and a locking position wherein the latch locks the meal tray in the stowage position against the surface.
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12 Claims
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1. A meal tray assembly, comprising:
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(a) a meal tray for being mounted for movement between a stowage position flush against a seat back surface and a lowered, horizontal use position;
(b) a latch access port extending through the meal tray from a top side to a bottom side thereof;
(c) a latch carried on the seat back for cooperation with the latch access port in the meal tray, said latch being mounted for movement between;
(i) a release position wherein the latch is extendable through the latch access port for permitting movement of the meal tray to and from the stowage position and the use position; and
(ii) a locking position wherein the latch locks the meal tray in the stowage position against the surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11)
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7. A passenger seat, comprising:
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(a) a ladder frame assembly including a leg for being attached to a supporting surface;
(b) a seat bottom assembly carried by the ladder frame assembly;
(c) a seat back carried by the ladder frame assembly;
(d) a meal tray for being used by a passenger seated aft of the passenger seat, the meal tray being mounted on the passenger seat for movement between a stowage position flush against a rear-facing surface of the seat back and a lowered, horizontal use position;
(e) a latch access port extending through the meal tray from a top side to a bottom side thereof;
(f) a latch plate for being secured to the seat back;
(g) a latch for being carried by the latch plate for cooperation with the latch access port in the meal tray, said latch being rotatably-mounted for movement between;
(i) a release position wherein the latch is extendable through the latch access port for permitting movement of the meal tray to and from the stowage position and the use position; and
(ii) a locking position wherein the latch locks the meal tray in the stowage position against the seat back. - View Dependent Claims (8, 12)
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