Patent ID: 8096612

Claim:
A seat system for passenger vehicles, comprising: a seat row having adjacent seats including a central seat with a backrest arranged between two side seats, and a position-adjustable armrest, a table part being attached to the backrest of the central seat, the table part being moveable between an operative position and a stowed position, wherein in the stowed position the table part is located remote from a support region of the backrest and forms at least an approximately horizontal table surface, and in the stowed position the table part is located on the support region of the backrest of the central seat; and a locking device being configured to secure the table part in the stowed position, the table part being pivotable from the stowed position into the operative position when the locking device is activated, and the locking device being activated by an adjusting movement of at least the position-adjustable armrest for releasing the table part from the stowed position and transferring the table part into the operative position.