Patent ID: 8154670

Claim:
A video screen assembly for mounting to a vehicle seat, the video screen assembly comprising: a fitting for pivotally mounting the video screen to the vehicle seat, the video screen being adjustable from a first, lower, position of use to a second, upper, position of use; a pivoting arm connected to the fitting for rotation about a generally horizontal axis of rotation, the pivoting arm having a frame that encloses the video screen, the video screen being rotatable relative to the frame; a spring having a spring force opposed to the gravitational force when moving the video screen between the first and second positions; and a first articulated joint between the fitting and the pivoting arm and a second articulated joint between the frame and the video screen, wherein the first and second articulated joints each comprise a releasable non-positive arresting device, wherein the video screen is rotatable, in relation to the fitting, though an angle of 150 degrees to 210 degrees from the first position of use to the second position of use, and wherein the video screen is configured to be pivoted backwards toward the vehicle seat through an angle of 10 degrees to 20 degrees from the first, lower, position of use to a stowed position.