Patent ID: 8256835

Claim:
A seat assembly comprising: an armrest portion having a support arm; a tablet; an adjustment mechanism, said tablet being movable between a stowed position and a use position via said adjustment mechanism; wherein said adjustment mechanism comprises a pivot element and a plunger element, wherein said pivot element is mounted to said support arm, and wherein said plunger element is movable relative to said pivot element in response to movement of said tablet between said stowed position and said use position; a pin element at least partially received through said pivot element and in a slot of said plunger element; wherein said plunger element is longitudinally moved alone said pivot element in response to pivotal movement of said tablet about a pivot axle at said pivot element, and wherein said pin element moves along a longitudinal slot portion of said slot of said plunger element when said plunger element moves along said pivot element; wherein, when said plunger element is longitudinally moved a threshold amount relative to said pivot element, said pin element is positioned at a generally transverse slot portion of said slot of said plunger element, and wherein said plunger element and said tablet are pivotable about a longitudinal axis of said plunger element when said pin element is positioned at said generally transverse slot portion; and wherein said plunger element is selectively oriented in said pivot element in one of two orientations and wherein a first orientation is selected for a right hand tablet application where said tablet is pivoted in a first direction about said longitudinal axis to said use position, and a second orientation is selected for a left hand tablet application where said tablet is pivoted in a second direction about said longitudinal axis to said use position, said second direction being opposite said first direction.