Patent ID: 8690254
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: B60N,B64D

Abstract:
1. An aircraft seating assembly comprising: a. a seating portion (i) configured when in use to support an aircraft passenger in at least a seated position and (ii) having first and second generally parallel lateral edges; b. a seat back which, together with the seating portion, defines a longitudinal seat axis; c. an armrest (i) laterally spaced from the first and second lateral edges of the seating portion, (ii) defining a longitudinal armrest axis that is permanently shifted at a fixed, non-zero angle with respect to the longitudinal seat axis, (iii) having an external wall, (iv) comprising shock-absorbing material, (v) configured when in use to support an arm of an aircraft passenger seated in the seating portion, and (vi) movable vertically between a high position and a low position; d. means for locking the armrest in the high position; e. a storage pocket integrated under the lateral space between the armrest and at least the first lateral edge of the seating portion; f. a shell (i) surrounding the external wall of the armrest and (ii) having a back face; and g. a video screen integrated in the back face of the shell.