Patent ID: 7536959
Filing Date: 2009-05-26
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A stowable platform comprising: a first member having a first side, a second side and a first end; a second member having an upper end and a lower end; a third member being a frame member comprising a main support member and a lower support member, said third member having a bottom end, a top end, a back side and a front side, said front side extending between said bottom end and said top end, said main support member farther comprising a first slide rail and a second slide rail; a first hinge; a second hinge; and a third hinge having a first part and a second part; wherein said first hinge pivotally couples said upper end of said second member to said second side of said first member, said second hinge pivotally couples said lower end of said second member to said lower support member of said frame member, said first end of said first member is positionably coupled to said main support member between a stowed position and a deployed position; wherein said first side of said first member faces outward when stowed and upward when deployed, whereby said back side of said third member is coupled to a surface wall; wherein said first slide rail and said second slide rail positionally retaining said second part of said third hinge upon said main support member, wherein said first end of said first member is coupled to said first part of said third hinge, thereby allowing a pivotal rotation between said first part and said second part of said third hinge while said second part is positioned along said main support member and wherein said second part of said third hinge is positioned along said first slide rail and said second slide rail; wherein said second part of said third hinge slides on said first slide rail and said second slide rail during the transition between said stowed position and said deployed position; and a latch assembly coupled to said first member which includes a deployed latch detent on said third member, and an upper latch pawl on said third member, said latch assembly comprising a turn knob, a spring, a pull member coupled to said turn knob, and a hinged catch coupled to said pull member, said pull member being biased by said spring thereby releasably engaging said hinged catch into said deployed latch detent or said upper latch pawl, and said hinged catch being releasably disengaged from said deployed latch detent or said upper latch pawl when said turn knob is rotated overcoming said biased pull member, allowing for a stowed position and a deployed position.