Patent ID: 11952125
Assignee: SAFRAN SEATS USA LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 16:
17. A passenger seat, comprising:
a seat back having an opening that provides access to an interior of the seat back;
a support having a support surface;
a hinge pivotally coupling the support to the seat back such that the support moves between a stowed position, in which the support surface is substantially flush with a portion of the seat back, and a deployed position, in which the support surface extends at a non-zero angle with respect to the seat back,
wherein the hinge includes a hinge arm having a first end coupled to a section of the hinge disposed in the interior of the seat back and a second end coupled to the support, wherein the hinge arm extends through the opening such that the second end is disposed externally of the seat back, wherein movement of the support to the deployed position causes a gap, which is formed between the hinge arm and structure of the seat back defining the opening in the seat back, to vary in size; and
a shroud configured to substantially cover the gap when the support is in the deployed position.