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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
May. 02, 2024
B/e Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Isaac Hale, Winston Salem, NC (US);
Travis Finlay, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
A bezel assembly for mounting onto a back of a seat includes a bezel having an outer peripheral portion and an inner recess, and a deployable shelf rotatably mounted to the bezel and configured to rotate between stowed and deployed positions. The rotational attachments are friction hinges including a bracket and a dowel pin receivable in the shelf. One end of the dowel pin defines a plurality of circumferential grooves for seating one or more O-rings for providing a variable frictional interface for constraining rotation of the deployable shelf. In embodiments, the friction hinges eliminate the need for a separate mechanical latch for holding the deployable shelf in a stowed position.