Patent ID: 8596206
Filing Date: 2013-12-03
Classification: B60N,B64D

Abstract:
1. A combination of a tray table assembly and a passenger seat, the tray table assembly comprising: (a) a table body; (b) a support arm comprising a first end rotatably coupled to the table body; (c) a linkage comprising a first end rotatably coupled to the table body; and (d) a receptacle, wherein a second end of the support arm and a second end of the linkage are rotatably coupled to the receptacle; wherein the table body is positioned within the receptacle in a stowed position and is configured to move away from the receptacle and rotate within a substantially horizontal plane to a deployed position forward of a passenger seat through application of a pulling force, wherein the support arm is shaped to overlap at least a portion of the linkage throughout an entire path traveled by the table body between the stowed position and the deployed position in order to minimize finger pinch hazards.