B/e Aerospace, Inc.

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

Marc H Schatell

Charles Martin Hansson

Paul A Evens

Glenn Allen Johnson

Tommy George Plant

A console assembly and aircraft passenger seat arrangement including the same, the console assembly including a vertical back panel for affixing to a side wall of a static structure. The console assembly further including upper and lower tiers affixed to and extending horizontally from the vertical back panel, in which the upper tier is above and spaced apart from the lower tier. The lower tier may include a modular front panel for mounting electric devices, such as power ports and in-flight entertainment devices, for example. Thus, the vertical stacking of the upper and lower tiers may allow for condensed stowage space, while maintaining clear visual aesthetics without hiding useful features from view.

Tiered passenger seat console assembly

Passenger seat media and beverage console

An electrical connector, including a first electrically-conductive connector element, a second electrically-conductive connector element for being mated with the first connector element for allowing electrical current to flow through the electrical connector from an upstream to a downstream side, and a retainer for receiving and carrying the first connector element. The retainer includes locking anchors for mounting the retainer into complementary locking ports in a mounting bracket whereby the electrical connector is releasably carried on the mounting bracket. The retainer includes a retainer flange on which the locking anchors are mounted. The second connector element includes a connector flange for being mounted on an opposite side of the mounting bracket from the retainer. The connector flange has holes therein for receiving the locking anchors.

Quick release electrical connector

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Winston-Salem, NC, United States of America

Marc H Schatell