Patent ID: 7341005

Claim:
A concession tray apparatus comprising: a first seat assembly; a second seat assembly, wherein said first and second seat assemblies face the same direction, and wherein said first seat assembly is located in front of said second seat assembly; a supporting tray portion configured to selectively support concessions of a user of said second seat assembly, wherein said supporting tray portion comprises a top surface and a bottom surface, said top surface configured to receive one or more concessions when said tray is in a horizontal use position; and a transitional mechanism coupled to said first seat assembly and to said supporting tray portion for selectively transitioning said supporting tray portion between a vertical stowed position and said horizontal use position for a user in said second seat assembly, wherein said top surface of said supporting tray portion faces outwardly toward said second seat assembly when in said vertical stowed position, wherein at least a portion of said transitional mechanism is viewable in both said vertical stowed position and said horizontal use position, said transitional mechanism comprising: a plurality of angled mounting brackets, each bracket comprising a first portion and a second portion, said first portion extending out horizontally from said supporting tray portion and mounted to said first seat assembly, said second portion pivotably coupled to said supporting tray portion and extending in a plane that is parallel to a side wall of said supporting tray portion, said transitional mechanism further comprising a protrusion and a channel to selectively provide a sliding orientation between said mounting brackets and said supporting tray portion, and wherein said transitional mechanism further comprises a locking mechanism to selectively retain said supporting tray portion in said horizontal use position.