Patent ID: 11964767
Assignee: SAFRAN SEATS USA LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 8:
9. A method of deploying a seat back of a passenger seat, the passenger seat comprising the seat back moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position, and a stationary monitor shroud positioned proximate to the seat back and comprising a support member, the stationary monitor shroud providing an access to the seat back, the method comprising:
deploying the seat back from the stowed position to the deployed position, wherein a rearward surface of the seat back is positioned substantially behind the support member in the stowed position and is positioned substantially in front of the support member in the deployed position; and
increasing an amount of living space of a passenger seat located rearward of the stationary monitor shroud based on the deployed position of the seat back relative to the stationary monitor shroud.