Patent ID: 8205562

Claim:
An aircraft table system, comprising: a table member configured to move reversibly from an at least partially undeployed position to an at least partially deployed position; a sled member coupled to the table member; a spine member configured to support the sled member and the table member, wherein the spine member comprises one or more holes; one or more bolts carried by the sled member; one or more cables wherein at least a first portion of at least one of the one or more cables is coupled to at least one of the one or more bolts and at least a second portion of at least one of the one or more cables is coupled to the table member; and one or more springs coupled to at least one of the bolts, wherein at least one of the springs is configured to bias the at least one bolt toward the at least one hole; wherein the first portion of at least one of the cables is attached to the table member and the second portion of the at least one cable is attached to the at least one bolt such that, when the table member is adjusted to the at least partially deployed position, at least a portion of the at least one cable moves to allow the at least one bolt to be received by at least one of the one or more holes of the spine member under a biasing force of at least one of the one or more springs, wherein the sled member and the table member are at least partially supported by the spine member on the at least one bolt when the at least one bolt is received in the at least one hole, and wherein the first portion of the at least one cable is attached to the table member and the second portion of the at least one cable is attached to the at least one bolt such that, when the table member is adjusted to the at least partially undeployed position, at least a portion of the at least one cable moves to draw the at least one bolt from the at least one hole of the spine member, allowing the sled member to move relative to the spine member.