Patent ID: 6601523
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: B60N,B64D

Abstract:
A table stowable and deployable from a seatback of a passenger seat, the table comprising:a substantially planar tray having a first surface and a second surface that is substantially parallel to the first surface, the tray being stowable in the seatback in a first position that is substantially vertical and with the first surface facing outwardly from the seatback; a moveable switch arranged to engage the first surface; a pair of legs, each of the legs having a first end and a second end, the first end being attached to the passenger seat; and means for positioning the tray, the positioning means being attached to the second end of each of the legs, the positioning means slidably urging the first surface of the tray facing upwardly as the tray is deployed from the first position to a second position that is substantially horizontal vertical and with the first surface facing upwardly in response to the moveable switch being turned to clear the first surface.