US 12,479,579 B2
Passenger seat with self-stowing portable electronic device holder
Michael M. Princip, Winston-Salem, NC (US); Jeremy F. Malecha, Pfafftown, NC (US); and Travis J. Vaninetti, Bothell, 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. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/128,813.
Prior Publication US 2024/0327000 A1, Oct. 3, 2024
Int. Cl. B64D 11/00 (2006.01); B64D 11/06 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 11/00152 (2014.12) [B64D 11/0605 (2014.12)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A passenger seat, comprising:
a seat back;
a shroud positioned on a back of the seat back;
a recess formed in the shroud;
a tray table configured to stow against the shroud, deploy away from the shroud, and cover the recess when the tray table is fully stowed; and
a portable electronic device holder (PED), comprising:
a backstop pivotally attached along a top edge thereof to the seat back, the backstop configured to rotate between a stowed position in the recess and a deployed position outside of the recess; and
a shelf pivotally attached along one edge thereof to a bottom edge of the backstop;
wherein, when the backstop is fully deployed, an angle formed between the backstop and a vertical axis is no greater than about negative 45 degrees; and
wherein, when the shelf is fully deployed, the shelf is oriented substantially horizontal;
wherein, when the tray table, the backstop, and the shelf are each fully deployed, stowing motion of the tray table to cover the recess causes the tray table to contact the shelf, the shelf to rotate toward the backstop, and the backstop to rotate into the recess thereby stowing the PED in the recess.