Patent ID: 7578471

Claim:
A method of providing an aircraft passenger accommodation unit, comprising the steps of: providing a passenger seat including at least one armrest; providing a passenger bed positioned proximate the seat; moving the armrest between a passenger use position and a relatively lower bed support position wherein the bed is supported at least in part by the armrest; moving the bed to a stowed position to rest on a deck wherein the bed is upright and adjacent to the seat when the passenger is to be seated in an upright or reclined position; moving the bed to a deployed position wherein a supporting surface of the bed is horizontal for use and supported at least in part by the armrest; and deploying the bed onto the armrest when the armrest is moved to the bed support position; wherein movement of the passenger bed between the stowed and deployed positions includes pivoting the passenger bed about a longitudinal axis, and movement of the passenger bed from the stowed position to the deployed position includes the step of elevating the passenger bed.