Patent ID: 6173921
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: B64D

Abstract:
In an airplane having a floor, which has an aisle, and a seat, which is located adjacent to the aisle, the seat having a back that is movable between an upright position and a reclined position, and a privacy and support apparatus, said privacy and support apparatus comprising:an immobile pedestal fastened to the floor of the airplane at a location behind the seat; anda side wall that is connected to the pedestal and that (i) extends in a rearward direction adjacent to the aisle a sufficient distance that when the seat back is in the reclined position a rearward edge of the side wall extends further rearward than a top edge of the seat back so as to provide privacy for a passenger reclining in the seat, and (ii) extends upward a sufficient distance so that a top edge of the side wall is generally at least the same height as a top edge of the seat back when the seat back is in the upright position so as to provide support for passengers moving about the cabin.