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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
May. 22, 2024
B/e Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Neil M. Ralph, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Ryan J. Suhre, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Bradley E. Burgess, Pfafftown, NC (US);
Robert D. Wilkey, Atlanta, GA (US);
Thomas W. Cahoon, Chamblee, GA (US);
B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
An interlock assembly for securing a passenger seat tray table including a mounting block mountable to a passenger seat, a catch pivotally mounted to the mounting block and configured to pivot about a first pivot axis, a handle pivotally mounted to the mounting block and configured to pivot about a second pivot axis, a first torsion spring biasing the catch open, and a second torsion spring biasing the handle closed. In use, the handle and the catch are configured to close and interlock to secure the passenger seat tray table, and disengage and open to release the passenger seat tray table. The interlock assembly may be a line replaceable unit, a component of a tray table assembly, a component of a passenger seat assembly, etc.