Patent ID: 9682780
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: B64D

Claim:
1. An aircraft monument comprising: a first compartment, a cabin attendant seat having a backrest and a seat element, said seat element being movable relative to the backrest between a folded position, wherein a seat surface of the seat element extends substantially parallel to a backrest surface of the backrest, and an unfolded position, wherein the seat surface of the seat element extends substantially perpendicular to the backrest surface of the backrest, said cabin attendant seat being movable relative to the aircraft monument between a cabin attendant seat stowed position, wherein the cabin attendant seat, with the seat element being in the folded position, is received in the first compartment of the aircraft monument, and a cabin attendant seat operating position, wherein the cabin attendant seat is disposed outside of the first compartment of the aircraft monument in a position which allows the seat element to be moved into its unfolded position, a neck rest which is movable relative to the aircraft monument between a retracted neck rest stowed position, wherein the neck rest is received in a second compartment of the aircraft monument, and an extended neck rest operating position, wherein the neck rest is disposed outside of the second compartment of the aircraft monument in a position wherein a neck rest surface of the neck rest and the backrest surface of the backrest of the cabin attendant seat being positioned in the cabin attendant seat operating position, extend substantially co-planar, a sliding mechanism allowing the neck rest, upon being moved between the retracted neck rest stowed position and the extended neck rest operating position, to be slid into and out of the second compartment, and a pivoting mechanism allowing the neck rest, only upon being moved between the retracted neck rest stowed position in the second compartment and the extended neck rest operating position by the sliding mechanism, to be pivoted relative to the aircraft monument.