Patent ID: 11919643
Assignee: ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  A | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. A self-deploying counter assembly for an aircraft monument, comprising:
a partition door pivotably and hingedly couplable to a monument by at least one pivoting linkage and at least one continuous hinge, the monument installable in an aircraft cabin, the partition door pivotably deployable by a user between a closed position and an open position within the aircraft cabin;
at least one tracking member attached to the partition door, each tracking member configured to translate along a monument rail set into the monument as the partition door deploys; and
a counter slidably coupled to the partition door and to the monument, the counter having a substantially horizontal top surface and an undersurface opposite the top surface, the counter configured to pivot with the deployment of the partition door between a stowed position and a deployed position corresponding to the open position of the partition door.