Patent ID: 7311354
Filing Date: 2007-12-25
Classification: B60N,B64D

Abstract:
1. An aircraft seat comprising a seat base, a seat portion mounted to said seat base, a backrest portion cooperating with said seat portion for receiving a person in a seated position, an armrest defining a top portion, a folding table supported by said armrest movable between a stowed position where said folding table covers said top portion of said armrest and an operational position adapted for use by said seated person, wherein said armrest has a top wall in said top portion, and wherein said folding table overlies said top wall, said folding table having a sliding arrangement for sliding away front and parallel to said top wall between said stowed position and said operational position, and wherein said folding table is mounted to said armrest by a telescoping arrangement having a first end attached to said armrest and a second end attached to said folding table, and wherein said telescoping arrangement extends upwardly allowing said folding table to be raised away from and parallel to said top wall.