Patent ID: 7926873
Filing Date: 2011-04-19
Classification: B64D

Abstract:
1. A passenger seat for a vehicle having a floor, the passenger seat comprising: a. a seat frame comprising a generally horizontal portion configured to be positioned above the floor in use; b. a seat pan connected to the seat frame; c. a hydrolock attached to the seat pan; and d. a box (i) connected to the seat frame underneath the seat pan and (ii) containing in-flight entertainment equipment; and in which the seat pan is configured to pivot relative to the seat frame from (i) a first position in which the seat pan is (A) available to support a seated passenger and (B) adjacent the generally horizontal portion of the seat frame to (ii) a second position in which (A) the box is accessible via the space formerly occupied by the seat pan when in the first position and (B) the seat pan is not adjacent the generally horizontal portion of the seat frame.