US 12,134,472 B2
System including stowable tablet holder apparatus
Oscar Ruiz Lara, Kirkland, WA (US)
Assigned to B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed by B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed on Mar. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/122,974.
Prior Publication US 2024/0308663 A1, Sep. 19, 2024
Int. Cl. B64D 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 11/00152 (2014.12) [B64D 11/00155 (2014.12)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a structure installed in an aircraft; and
a stowable tablet holder apparatus installed in the aircraft, comprising:
a pivotable support arm; and
a base member having a rear portion and a front lip portion, wherein the base member is horizontally positioned when in a stowed state and when in a deployed state, wherein the base member horizontally stows within the structure in the stowed state, wherein the base member at least partially extends horizontally from the structure in the deployed state such that the front lip portion and optionally part of the rear portion extend horizontally away from the structure, wherein a front of the rear portion is configured to connect to the pivotable support arm; and
wherein the pivotable support arm is connected to the front of the rear portion, wherein the pivotable support arm extends from the front of the rear portion toward the front lip portion when in the stowed state,
wherein, when the base member is in the deployed state, the stowable tablet holder apparatus is configured to hold a tablet at a viewing angle by rotation of the pivotable support arm such that a bottom edge of the tablet rests against the front lip portion and a back of the tablet rests against the pivotable support arm.