Patent ID: 7568759
Filing Date: 2009-08-04
Classification: B64D,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A passenger seat, comprising: a seat element, which forms a seating surface; a back rest coupled to said seat element; an arm rest having front and rear ends and being pivotally mounted at said rear end adjacent said back rest so that the arm rest is movable relative to the seating surface in a plane of pivoting movement; and a privacy partition fixedly connected to and depending from below said arm rest for simultaneous movement therewith between a partition use position extending into a lateral screen area of said seat element and said back rest and a partition non-use position clearing said screen area, wherein the privacy partition creates a private area at the option of a seat occupant; and the privacy partition is substantially thinner than the arm rest, in a direction perpendicular to the plane of pivoting movement.