Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
297163000 | Table behind seat | 51 |
20080211268 | Chair and Table For Conference Halls and Similar - The invention relates to an armchair and table for conference halls and the like, comprising a backrest ( | 09-04-2008 |
20090008969 | SUPPORT DEVICE TO MOUNT AGAINST THE REAR OF THE BACK OF A COCKPIT SEAT - The invention relates to a support device suitable for being installed in an arrangement referred to as “mounted” against the rear of a back ( | 01-08-2009 |
20090058152 | MOVABLE SEAT BACK TRAY - A vehicle seat has a seat bottom and a seat back, which pivots at a rear side of the seat bottom. Within the rearward-facing surface of the seat back, a seat back tray is housed. When in a front passenger seat that is folded forward, the seat back tray is easily assessable by a vehicle driver. To adjust the tray horizontally, a pivotable tray top pivots relative to and above a non-pivoting tray top. A track within the tray provides a guide for movement of the pivotable tray top. A scissor lift coupled to an adjustment mechanism including either a hand crank or electric motor, may raise and lower the tray from a retracted position to an extended position, and be fixed at any intermediary position. The tray may be equipped to be lifted to any intermediary position without a hand crank or electric motor in a low-cost, yet effective scissor mechanism. | 03-05-2009 |
20090174234 | EXPANSION AND RETRACTION MECHANISMS FOR MOVEABLE TRAY TABLES - Mechanisms designed to facilitate movement of tray tables or other platforms are addressed. Internal flexible sleeves provide more constant pressure on linearly-moving shafts associated with the tables, reducing or cancelling possible lateral misalignments of the shafts. Outer cases maintain the flexible sleeves in position, and positive stopping features may be employed to prevent extension or retraction of the shafts beyond desired amounts. | 07-09-2009 |
20110121617 | FOLDING TABLE FOR A VEHICLE - A folding table is provided for a vehicle. The folding table includes, but is not limited to a tabletop that can be fastened to a vehicle seat so that it can be pivoted from a pivoted-in non-usage position into a pivoted-out usage position. At substantially the same time, at least one connection point is provided at which accessory parts can be detachably fastened. | 05-26-2011 |
20110156452 | Releasing Device for a Table Part of a Seat System for Passenger Vehicles - A releasing device for a table part of a seat system for passenger vehicles. In a releasing device for a table part of a seat system for passenger vehicles, in particular for aircraft, comprising seat components such as a seat structure, a seat part, a seat back and an armrest, the position of at least one of these seat components being adjustable, wherein the table part is arranged on the seat structure to be tiltable between an operative position and a stowed position, the table part can be secured in the stowed position by means of a locking device which, for releasing the table part into its operative position, can be actuated by the adjustment movement of at least one armrest. | 06-30-2011 |
20110187163 | SEAT BACK ASSEMBLY - Embodiments of the present invention include a seat back assembly comprising a seat back with a recess and a tray table assembly. The table body is configured to substantially fit within the recess. An amenity compartment may also be coupled to the seat back above the tray table assembly and may be configured to also substantially fit within the recess. The amenity compartment may be a bezel or an upper literature pocket. A latching mechanism releasably engages the tray table assembly with the amenity compartment. The amenity compartment may be coupled to the seat back via a hook that engages a slotted bracket on the seat back and projections that engage receptacles on the seat back. A protective covering may be inserted between the seat back and the amenity compartment and coupled to the seat back without additional fasteners. The protective covering may be a full shroud, a partial shroud, or a dress cover. | 08-04-2011 |
20110204683 | TRAY TABLE - A tray table assembly comprises a table body, at least one arm, and at least one table stop. The at least one arm is pivotally coupled to the table body. The at least one arm is also pivotally coupled to a pivot shaft interior to at least one location where a passenger seat back is pivotally coupled to the pivot shaft. The at least one table stop is fixedly coupled to the pivot shaft adjacent the location where the at least one arm is pivotally coupled to the pivot shaft. The tray table assembly may be coupled to a passenger seat back comprising a recess and may be configured to substantially fit within the recess. | 08-25-2011 |
20110248531 | Removably Mountable Salon Chair Tray and Methods of Use Thereof - The present disclosure describes a tray assembly uniquely configured to be removably mounted to the back of a chair such as that of a beauty salon The tray may include cut outs or similar holders for color bowls. Further, the tray may have a lip along its outer perimeter to prevent spills of the coloring or other liquids. Still further the tray may include various storage and/or attachment apparatuses for storing immediately necessary tools to aid in the hair coloring, or hair treatment, or styling process. The tray is attachable so as to create an ergonomical environment for the hairdresser to allow access to all tools and accessories without the need of repetitive bending and/or reaching as well as to avoid spills or otherwise knocking needed equipment to the ground. | 10-13-2011 |
20110298250 | MODULAR FRONT SEAT BACK PANEL - A seat assembly having a seat and a seat back that is pivotally connected to the seat. A back cover is disposed on a rear portion of the seat back. The back cover includes an interior side and an exterior side. The interior side includes a plurality of laterally-extending ribs aligned with a plurality of engagement members. At least one vertically-extending channel is disposed on the exterior side of the back cover. | 12-08-2011 |
20110316311 | SEAT BACK ASSEMBLY - Described are seat back assemblies including a seat back with a recess and a bezel assembly having a bezel pivotally coupled to the recess and configured to substantially fit within the recess. Other examples may include a tray table assembly pivotally coupled to a lower section of the seat back. As examples, a protective covering may be positioned between the seat back and the bezel assembly, wherein the protective covering is a full shroud or a partial shroud. The protective covering may be coupled to the seat back via the coupling between the seat back and the bezel assembly without additional fasteners and may also include a shelf positioned below the bezel. Other examples may include an amenity tray positioned adjacent the bezel assembly. | 12-29-2011 |
20120086241 | CUSHION-LESS AIRCRAFT SEAT - A cushion-less passenger seat. The passenger seat includes spaced left and right spreaders, each having a front and rear leg with top and bottom ends and a seating surface fanned from a flexible bottom diaphragm attached to and extending between the left and right spreaders. The passenger seat also includes a lumbar support having lower and upper sections and front and back sides formed from a flexible diaphragm. The lower section of the lumbar support is attached to and between the left and right spreaders. The lumbar support upper section extends upwardly above the seat's rear legs and seating surface. | 04-12-2012 |
20120139303 | DISPLAY ASSEMBLY - Described are display assemblies having a display coupled to a passenger seat back, a shroud coupled to the passenger seat back with an inner opening positioned adjacent the display, and a cradle coupled to a lower edge of the shroud and positioned below the shroud adjacent a stowage location of a tray table, wherein the cradle includes an electronics apparatus connected to the display. The display assembly may also include a tray table with a recess, wherein the cradle is configured to stow at least partially within the recess when the tray table is positioned in the stowage location. | 06-07-2012 |
20120181821 | MULTI-ADJUSTABLE BODY-REST APPARATUS - A method and a device are disclosed for a multi-adjustable body-rest structure suitable for use in a sitting position, including sitting positions in a multi-row seating arrangement such as those encountered on board of airplanes, busses, ferries, and trains, among other similar arrangements. The multi-adjustable body-rest structure is generally configured to be used for rest or sleep while leaning forward from the user seat onto the back of the seat in front of the user seat. The multi-adjustable body-rest structure is further configured to be folded into the back of the seat in front of the user seat when not in use. The multi-adjustable body-rest structure is further configured to be adjusted to a position that comfortably accommodates the head, chest, and arms of users with different body sizes. | 07-19-2012 |
20120212012 | Apparatus for Receiving an Information Medium - The present invention relates to an apparatus, in particular for attaching to the back of a seat. The apparatus comprises a plate with a flat recess and an insert which is removably mountable in the flat recess of the plate and is configured to receive an information medium which is viewable when the insert is mounted in the flat recess of the plate. For releasably fixing of the insert on mounting of the same in the flat recess, the insert has the following: at least one tongue on a first border area of the insert for engagement in at least one correspondingly shaped groove in the plate, and at least one releasable fixing that is present in or on at least one second border area of the insert and that is operable by twisting and/or sliding at least one component. | 08-23-2012 |
20120280541 | RETRACTABLE PASSENGER SEAT - Described are passenger seat assemblies having at least one seat back support pivotally coupled to an overhead support structure, at least one seat pan pivotally coupled to the at least one seat back support, and at least one foot rest support may be pivotally coupled to the seat pan. The seat back support may be configured to rotate into a retracted position adjacent the overhead support structure. The seat pan may be configured to rotate into a retracted position adjacent the seat back support. Finally, the foot rest support may be configured to rotate into a retracted position adjacent the seat pan. | 11-08-2012 |
20120306241 | ARRANGEMENT OF A TABLE THAT CAN BE FOLDED UP - A table can be folded in the interior of a motor vehicle and comprises a table top arranged on a vehicle-mounted support so that the table top can be moved from a resting position, in which the table plane is oriented substantially vertically, into a usage position oriented substantially horizontally. The support extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and the table top is fastened to the support so the table top can be pivoted by a table top retainer from the vertical resting position into a horizontal position about a pivot axis in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The table top and/or the table top retainer can be locked in the usage position by a locking device when the table top is in the horizontal position and/or in the vertical position. When the table top is in the horizontal position and/or in the vertical position, the table top retainer is supported so that it can be moved in or opposite the direction of travel to lock the table top retainer into a catch recess of the support that extends in or opposite the direction of travel, and the retainer is secured against pivoting about the first pivot axis. | 12-06-2012 |
20120313404 | Folding table for attachment to the rear side of a vehicle seat part - A folding table for attachment to the rear side of a vehicle seat part has a fastening device ( | 12-13-2012 |
20120319438 | INFANT CAR SEAT - An infant car seat to be strapped to a seat of a car, the infant car seat including a main body to be strapped to a seat of a car; an infant carrier accommodated in the main body; and a fixing unit for fixing the infant carrier to the main body. The infant carrier is not necessary to form a complicated and durable structure for protection against external shock, and thus the infant car seat according to the present invention provide a lightweight infant carrier for an infant who cannot hold his/her head up yet and the main body for a sitting a grown-up child thereon. Therefore, it is more lightweight and more economical than purchasing an infant carrier and an infant car seat separately. | 12-20-2012 |
20130001987 | MULTIPURPOSE TRAY - Described are multipurpose tray table systems including a passenger seat back, at least one tray table arm pivotally coupled to the passenger seat back, and a tray table pivotally coupled to the at least one tray table arm, comprising a first surface and a second surface, wherein the tray table may be deployed away from the passenger seat back via rotation of the at least one tray table arm about the passenger seat back to a first deployed position, and the tray table may be rotated about the at least one tray table arm into an adjusted deployed position such that the first surface of the tray table faces generally toward the passenger seat back and the second surface of the tray table faces generally away from the passenger seat back. | 01-03-2013 |
20130093220 | TRAY TABLE WITH ROTATABLE INNER TRAY FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE DOCKING - A tray table that provides in-flight entertainment in various forms of media as well as interactivity while being lightweight is disclosed herein. The tray table may provide a removable battery to power an electronic device. This eliminates the need for costly and heavy wiring. The tray table may provide an inner tray that allows the electronic device to be removed for handheld operation. An alert system may be used to prevent theft or unauthorized used by detecting when the electronic device is outside or disconnected from the inner tray. | 04-18-2013 |
20130169009 | AIRCRAFT SEAT WITH FABRIC SEAT BACK TRAY - A seat back tray for being pivotally mounted an aircraft seat, and including a frame mounted on the aircraft seat and movable between a stowed position against a seat back of the aircraft seat and a deployed, generally horizontal position for use by an aft-seated occupant and a fabric sleeve formed of top and bottom panels for being removably positioned in a tensioned condition on and supported by the frame for providing a support surface for use items. | 07-04-2013 |
20130341975 | AIRBAG ARRANGEMENT FOR SEATS ARRANGED IN TANDEM - An airbag arrangement for protecting at least one seat occupant in an aircraft of the type having a tandem seat arrangement with a rear seat for a seat occupant and a front seat in front of the rear seat. The front seat has an airbag subassembly mounted in the seat back. The airbag subassembly has an airbag inflating between the seat back and the rear seat and uses a gas generator connected to the airbag and configured to inflate the airbag. The airbag is secured to the seat back under a cover with a tear seam and has a compacted state in which the airbag is rolled up or folded about a horizontal axis inside the seat back. | 12-26-2013 |
20140042781 | VEHICLE SEAT AND TRIM - A vehicle seat ( | 02-13-2014 |
20140077533 | SEAT WITH DINING BOARD AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A seat unit includes a seat and a dining board is slidably and pivotably connected to the back of the backrest of the seat. A display device such as a flat-board computer, a table PC, or an In-Flight Entertainment device, is connected to the bottom face of the dining board. The dining board is connected with two links which are pivotably connected to the legs of the backrest so that the dining board is pivoted and positioned horizontally. The dining board has operation members on two sides thereof so as to be slidably engaged with grooves in the reception member on the backrest. The dining board can be slid and stored in the reception member and the passenger behind the backrest can operate and enjoy the In-Flight Entertainment device. | 03-20-2014 |
20140125092 | STOWAGE MONUMENT - Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to improved monuments for use in aircraft and other passenger transport vehicles. The monument provides improved storage options for space-saving on-board the vehicle. | 05-08-2014 |
20140159440 | Vehicle Passenger Seating - A seating arrangement for location at the longitudinal centre line of a commercial passenger vehicle that has a longitudinally extending passenger seating area. The seating arrangement includes a pair of seats disposed alongside and secured to each other. Each seat comprising a backrest portion, and a seat pan portion, wherein the seats face at an acute angle to each other, and wherein the backrest portions of the respective seats are nearest the vertex of the acute angle than the seat pan portions. | 06-12-2014 |
20140159441 | VEHICLE SEAT LOCKING DEVICE - A vehicle seat locking device includes at least one object, in particular a table, and at least one locking unit which has at least one locking element and is provided for the purpose of locking the object in at least one stowed position. The locking unit has at least one pull actuating unit which is provided for the purpose of being actuatable as a result of a pulling movement on the locking element, the pulling movement having, in at least one movement portion, at least one movement component in the movement direction of the object. | 06-12-2014 |
20140175843 | SEAT BACK ASSEMBLY - Embodiments of the present invention include a seat back assembly comprising a seat back with a recess and a tray table assembly. The table body is configured to substantially fit within the recess. An amenity compartment may also be coupled to the seat back above the tray table assembly and may be configured to also substantially fit within the recess. The amenity compartment may be a bezel or an upper literature pocket. A latching mechanism releasably engages the tray table assembly with the amenity compartment. The amenity compartment may be coupled to the seat back via a hook that engages a slotted bracket on the seat back and projections that engage receptacles on the seat back. A protective covering may be inserted between the seat back and the amenity compartment and coupled to the seat back without additional fasteners. The protective covering may be a full shroud, a partial shroud, or a dress cover. | 06-26-2014 |
20140292042 | TRAY TABLE STRUCTURE - Described are tray table assemblies comprising a table body including a frame. The frame is formed of an upper bar and a lower bar that connect a pair of slide guides, wherein the upper bar, the lower bar, and the pair of slide guides are integrally formed as a single piece. | 10-02-2014 |
20140327278 | Configurable Tray Table - Apparatus and methods provide for a configurable tray table and method of configuring a tray table. According to aspects of the disclosure, a tray table includes a support assembly and a tray assembly. The support assembly is configured to connect to a structure. The tray assembly is coupled to the support assembly and is configurable between coplanar and multi-planar tray configurations. The tray assembly includes a number of tray table segments pivotally coupled to one another. | 11-06-2014 |
20140333100 | AIRCRAFT SEATING ASSEMBLY WITH REDUCED SPACING - An aircraft seating assembly having a back support, a seat bottom, a connection frame, and a convertible armrest. The width of the back support being such that, when two back supports are placed adjacent, the gap between adjacent sides is minor. The convertible armrest having a design which allows the armrest to pivot downward, from a first or deployed position, to a second or stowed position. | 11-13-2014 |
20150028634 | VEHICLE SEAT, IN PARTICULAR A PASSENGER SEAT FOR A BUS - A vehicle seat, in particular a passenger seat for a bus, includes a seat member with a seat upholstery carrier and seat upholstery, which is rigidly arranged on the seat upholstery carrier; the vehicle seat also includes a backrest with a back upholstery carrier and back upholstery, which is rigidly arranged on the back upholstery carrier; and a support structure for receiving forces which act on the vehicle seat. The support structure is constructed as a rigid carrier frame arranged at the peripheral side outside the seat member and the backrest and which is connected to the seat upholstery carrier and the back upholstery carrier. The carrier frame has carrier rails which are arranged in pairs and which extend along opposing lateral edges of the seat member and the backrest. | 01-29-2015 |
20150028635 | FITTING PART FOR A VEHICLE SEAT, AND A VEHICLE SEAT - A fitting part for a vehicle seat includes a flap element that is rotatably secured to a backrest of the vehicle seat and can be pivoted between a substantially horizontal use position and a non-use position, as well as a retainer element ( | 01-29-2015 |
20150061327 | Adjustable Utility Tray - A utility tray for use with a substantially upright seat back which includes a seat back connector mechanism and a support tray assembly connected to the seat back connector mechanism. The support tray assembly includes a pair of first and second friction pivot joint assemblies connected to the seat back connector mechanism; a pair of support rails connected to and extending from the friction pivot joint assemblies; a first tray section connected to the pair of support rails for movement between a first retracted position and a second extended position, and a second tray section hingeably connected to the first tray section. | 03-05-2015 |
20150061328 | AIRCRAFT PASSENGER SEAT - An aircraft passenger seat having a seat base and a backrest which has a support structure and having a frame which is provided for securing to a floor of an aircraft cabin, and having a folding table which is arranged with a table connection structure so as to be able to be folded on the aircraft passenger seat. The table connection structure is arranged within a width of the backrest. | 03-05-2015 |
20150091337 | PASSENGER SEATING ASSEMBLIES AND ASPECTS THEREOF - Multiple features of seating assemblies are detailed Innovations in or to tray tables, luggage bars, arm rests, seat backs, and seat frames are included, with features being incorporated into seating assemblies either separately or in any combination. The assemblies are configured principally for passenger aircraft but may be used elsewhere as appropriate or desired. | 04-02-2015 |
20150108798 | SEAT-MOUNTED SUPPORTS FOR PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The present technology relates generally to seat-mounted supports for personal electronic devices (“PEDs”), and associated systems and methods. Particular embodiments are directed to tablet or smartphone supports for mounting on an airplane seat. In some embodiments, a support system for restraining a PED includes a first panel configured for attachment to an airplane seat and a second panel having at least one restraining feature configured to restrain the PED against the second panel. The system further includes an intermediate portion pivotably connecting the first panel to the second panel. The system can include complementary engagement features on the first and second panels to adjust the angle of the first panel relative to the second panel. For example, in some embodiments, the first panel can pivot between a first position parallel to the second panel and a second position non-parallel to the second panel. | 04-23-2015 |
20150115668 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat ( | 04-30-2015 |
20150336672 | METHOD FOR PROTECTING A PASSENGER AND ARRANGEMENT CONSISTING OF A FOLDING TABLE AND A SEAT SCREEN - To increase the safety of a passenger in a means of transport and to better protect the passenger from an in-seat screen, wherein a folding table and at least one in-seat screen arranged above the folding table are provided in front of the passenger, and the folding table has a first folded position when the folding table is not in use and a second folded position for using the table which is pivoted with respect to the first folded position through approximately 90°, the method is characterized in that at least a portion of the folding table can be moved in front of the in-seat screen in order to protect the passenger from the screen. A corresponding arrangement is also provided. | 11-26-2015 |
20160007746 | Furniture Ensemble with Sofa Table Island | 01-14-2016 |
20160009394 | VEHICLE SEAT COMPRISING INTEGRATED HOLDER FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES | 01-14-2016 |
20160046224 | VEHICLE SEAT EQUIPPED WITH A FOLD-DOWN ELEMENT, SUCH AS A TRAY - The transport vehicle seat allows to avoid the violent collision of a passenger's head located on the seat placed behind and to dampen the violent forward rocking of this passenger, in case of a frontal collision of the transport vehicle. The seat includes a pivotably mounted fold-down element ( | 02-18-2016 |
20160129821 | FOAMLESS TRAY TABLE - Described are tray table assemblies that include an upper cover, a lower cover, and a support structure disposed between the upper cover and the lower cover. The support structure may include a plurality of upper protrusions extending toward an inner surface of the upper cover and a plurality of lower protrusions extending toward an inner surface of the lower cover such that the support structure provides structural rigidity to the tray table assembly. The plurality of upper protrusions may contact the inner surface of the upper cover, the plurality of lower protrusions may contact the inner surface of the lower cover, and the support structure may dissipate heat. | 05-12-2016 |
20160152169 | A SEATBACK FOR A PASSENGER SEAT | 06-02-2016 |
20160167594 | Improved Passenger Delivery System | 06-16-2016 |
20160250958 | DEVICE FOR LOCKING A FOLDING ELEMENT IN POSITION FOR A VEHICLE SEAT | 09-01-2016 |
297167000 | Tiltable seat | 4 |
20130001988 | SEATING SYSTEM WITH PACKAGE TRAY - A passenger vehicle is provided with a seating row oriented in a passenger compartment and adjacent to a storage compartment. The seating row has a seat back that is pivotally connected to a vehicle body. A battery is disposed within the storage compartment. A tray is provided with a forward end that is pivotally connected to the seat back, and a rearward end that is supported slidably on the vehicle body. The tray is movable in a fore-and-aft direction as the seat back pivots on the vehicle body between a collapsed position and an upright position. The tray is disposed over the seat back and the battery when the seat back is in the collapsed position for providing a raised platform that extends into the passenger compartment. | 01-03-2013 |
20140319885 | VEHICLE SEAT PROVIDED WITH A REMOVABLE TRAY - A motor vehicle seat including a seat part and a foldable seatback including a rear face including a tray, the seatback configured to be folded onto the seat part to bring the rear face thereof into a substantially horizontal position. The tray is affixed against the rear face of the seatback and is held against the face by a locking mechanism including an actuating member, and a pressure exerted on the actuating member releases the tray such that the tray can be removed from the seatback. | 10-30-2014 |
20140327279 | VEHICLE SEAT PROVIDED WITH MEANS FOR ATTACHING A REMOVABLE TRAY - A motor vehicle seat including a seat part and a foldable seatback including a rear face configured to be situated in a substantially horizontal position when the seatback has been folded. The rear face of the seatback includes an attachment mechanism configured to engage with an independent tray, to hold the tray in an erect position on the rear face once the seatback has been folded. | 11-06-2014 |
297169000 | With tiltable table | 1 |
20130249257 | PASSENGER SEAT RECLINE AND TRAY TABLE SUPPORT MECHANISM - A passenger seat recline mechanism including a fixed seat frame member supporting a pivot shaft about which a seat back link and a tray table link independently pivot, a seat back pivotally connected to the seat back link such that the seat back link pivots forward as the seat back reclines, and a tray table leg pivotally connected to the tray table link such that the tray table link pivots along with the seat back link when the tray table leg is stowed and pivots independently of the seat back link when the tray table leg is deployed. | 09-26-2013 |