Privacy shroud for aircraft seats
First Claim
1. A privacy shroud assembly designed for use with a chair structure having a reclining backrest, said assembly comprising:
- a) a base adapted to be fixedly secured to a support surface on which the chair structure is mounted,b) a shield portion movably connected to said base and selectively positionable relative thereto between a stored position and an operative position,c) said operative position defined by a substantially upward and outward disposition of said shield portion relative to said base,d) said shield portion comprising spaced apart side walls, a back portion interconnecting corresponding ends of said side walls, an open front end, and an at least partially open top,e) said open front end and said open top dimensioned and configured to allow extension therethrough of a portion of the chair structure,f) said shield portion disposed and configured to substantially surround a portion of the chair structure when said shield portion is in said operative position, andg) a track assembly mounted on said base, at least one coupling member secured to said shield portion and disposed in sliding engagement with said track assembly, said track assembly disposed to orient said shield portion between said stored position and said operative position.
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Abstract
A privacy shroud assembly specifically designed to increase the privacy of an occupant of a chair structure when the chair structure is in a reclined position for extended periods of rest or sleep. The assembly includes a supporting base fixed to the support surface on which the chair structure is mounted and a shroud or shield portion movably coupled to the base so as to be selectively positionable between a stored position and an operative position. The operative position is at least partially defined by an upward and outward position of the shield portion in a somewhat rearward orientation to the chair structure and in at least partially surrounding relation to the reclined backrest and, of course, an upper body portion of an occupant thereon. A cover structure may be movably mounted so as to selectively close or open an open top of the shield portion thereby adding to an occupant'"'"'s privacy and blocking or restricting ambient light from entering the area where the occupant on the reclined chair structure rests.
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15 Claims
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1. A privacy shroud assembly designed for use with a chair structure having a reclining backrest, said assembly comprising:
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a) a base adapted to be fixedly secured to a support surface on which the chair structure is mounted, b) a shield portion movably connected to said base and selectively positionable relative thereto between a stored position and an operative position, c) said operative position defined by a substantially upward and outward disposition of said shield portion relative to said base, d) said shield portion comprising spaced apart side walls, a back portion interconnecting corresponding ends of said side walls, an open front end, and an at least partially open top, e) said open front end and said open top dimensioned and configured to allow extension therethrough of a portion of the chair structure, f) said shield portion disposed and configured to substantially surround a portion of the chair structure when said shield portion is in said operative position, and g) a track assembly mounted on said base, at least one coupling member secured to said shield portion and disposed in sliding engagement with said track assembly, said track assembly disposed to orient said shield portion between said stored position and said operative position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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