Patent ID: 8857911

Claim:
A passenger seat assembly comprising: (a) at least one seat back support; (b) at least one seat pan coupled to the at least one seat back support; (c) at least one pair of armrests coupled to the at least one seat back support, wherein at least one armrest of the at least one pair of armrests is configured to releasably couple to a tray table, each armrest of the at least one pair of armrests comprising an upper portion, the upper portion being formed by a horizontally-oriented upper section positioned above a horizontally-oriented lower section, wherein the upper section and lower section are connected and spaced apart by a vertically-oriented side, wherein an aft portion of the upper section tapers toward the side so the aft portion of the upper section does not overlap an aft portion of the lower section; and (d) a seat support structure comprising at least one seat pan mounting surface and a framework, wherein the at least one seat pan is coupled to the at least one seat pan mounting surface.