B/e Aerospace, Inc.

Zane M Yates

Troy R Blackburn

Mark A Vanhoy

A meal table assembly for use in a seating arrangement including a side console. In embodiments, the meal table assembly includes a fixed column, a sleeve rotatably mounted on the fixed column, a support arm mounted to the sleeve, and a meal table mounted on the support arm. The assembly further includes a rotational lifting mechanism including at least one fixed lateral post mounted to the fixed column, and at least one helical slot provided in the sleeve, wherein the fixed lateral post and the helical slot are configured to interact to synchronize rotational and vertical motion of the sleeve relative to the fixed column. In further embodiments, the assembly may include a lifting mechanism for acting on the sleeve to provide lift assistance.

Meal table with rotational lifting assistance

A wall assembly for providing access to an aircraft passenger suite from an aisle area is disclosed. The wall assembly includes a base. The wall assembly includes a wall operationally coupled to the base and slidable with respect to the base between an open position and a closed position, the wall configured to be linearly slidable along a forward direction between the open position and the closed position. The wall assembly includes a dual latch system configured to selectively prevent a movement of the wall absent a simultaneous operation of multiple latches, the dual latch system comprising an upper latch; and a lower latch. The dual latch system configured to allow for the movement of the wall when the dual latch system is in an operated state but not necessarily in the unoperated state.

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Clemmons, NC, United States of America

Zane M Yates