DEPLOYABLE SEATBACK HOLDER FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES

摘要

A portable electronic device holder incorporated in a seatback of a passenger seat. The device holder includes a shelf and a release latch arranged to hold the respective bottom and top edges of a portable electronic device for hands-free use. The latch holds the shelf in a stowed position flush with the seatback and releases to allow the shelf to rotate away from the seatback for use. The shelf is positioned apart from a tray table, when present, so that the device holder and tray table can be deployed and used at the same time.

主权项

1. A portable electronic device holder adapted to be incorporated into a seatback of a passenger seat, comprising:
a frame adapted to install in a seatback shroud; a shelf mounted to the frame and exposed through the seatback shroud, the shelf moveable between a stowed position flush with the frame and a deployed position at an angle to the frame; and a latch slidably attached to the frame and biased in a downward direction, the latch configured to engage a top of the shelf to hold the shelf in the stowed position and raise to release the shelf to allow the shelf to move to the deployed position; wherein the shelf, when in the deployed position, is oriented to support a bottom edge of a portable electronic device and the latch is available to engage a top edge of the portable electronic device.