Patent ID: 8485470

Claim:
A movable furniture assembly for use as part of an aircraft cubicle, the cubicle having a convertible seat, the assembly comprising: an item of furniture movable lengthways of the cubicle; a lengthways track at one side of the cubicle for the furniture; a portion of the item of furniture received on the track; a capstan at one end of the track for driven movement of the item of furniture; a pulley at the other end of the track; and a cable passing around both the capstan and the pulley and connected to the item of furniture for moving the item of furniture via the capstan, and a tension spring in the run of the cable, extending along the length of the cable and forming part of the cable, whereby pushing of the item of furniture away from the seat tends to stretch the spring and release tension in the cable, allowing the cable to slip on the capstan for movement of the item of furniture.