Patent ID: 7621593
Filing Date: 2009-11-24
Classification: B60N,B64D

Abstract:
1. A meal tray assembly for being carried by an aft-facing side of a seat back for use by a person seated aft of the seat back, and comprising: (a) a tray mountable to the seat back and movable between a stowed position generally flush with the seat back and a deployed position generally perpendicular to the seat back, the tray including a first surface facing forward when in the stowed position and a second surface facing rearward towards the aft-seated person when in the stowed position; (b) the second surface including a recess therein; and (c) an insert configured to be received within the recess, the insert comprising a transparent protective panel and a retaining panel defining a space therebetween for receiving a graphical display sheet for viewing by the person seated aft of the seat back when the tray is in the stowed position; wherein the recess includes at least one fastener element positioned therein and the insert includes at least one complementary fastener element for engaging the at least one fastener element and retaining the insert within the recess, and wherein the transparent protective panel and the retaining panel are each bonded to the insert.