Patent ID: 9744894
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: B60N,B64D,Y02T

Claim:
1. A footrest assembly for a passenger seat comprising: (a) a fixed portion comprising an upper portion configured to couple to the passenger seat and a lower portion comprising a pair of parallel surfaces; (b) a deployable portion comprising a post; (c) a fastener fixedly coupled to the pair of parallel surfaces and passing through an aperture in an end of the post, wherein the post is pivotally coupled to the fastener; (d) a ratcheting mechanism comprising at least one tooth positioned on the end of the post and a pawl pivotally coupled to a pawl shaft fixedly coupled to the pair of parallel surfaces; and (e) a cam follower pivotally coupled to the fastener and positioned within a slot formed in the end of the post, wherein: the slot comprises a cam engaging surface and the cam follower comprises at least one locking side; in a coupled configuration, rotation of the cam follower is controlled by rotation of the post when the cam engaging surface contacts the at least one locking side; and in a decoupled configuration, rotation of the post occurs independently of the cam follower when the cam engaging surface does not contact the at least one locking side.