Edward J Mccaffrey

US Patent:

20110155024, Jun 30, 2011

Filed:

Feb 27, 2006

Appl. No.:

12/806201

Inventors:

Edward Michael McCaffrey - West Springfield MA, US
Paul Manzi - West Springfield MA, US

International Classification:

A47B 3/14

US Classification:

108 26, 108135

Abstract:

A fold-up platform, which can function as a tray table, is mounted to the back of the front seat in any transportation vehicle and is self-suspending. The portable unit is suspended by first being attached to each support post of the front seat head rest and then hooked to the bottom of the seat frame at a point above the seat adjustment tracts on both the left and the right side with hooks attached to straps which are then pulled snug on the back of a seat by using tension devices on the straps. The mounting straps are reinforced with a mounting skeleton frame along the straps with fabric stitched to the frame and straps to keep the structure from twisting. The tray platform is made in two pieces so that it can be folded and then rotated into its storage position when not in use. The platform tray is made in two pieces by using a stiff flat material that is then covered with a soft padding material and enclosed in fabric. The two pieces are then hinged and fastened together along one edge to form the tray that is stiff and strong when in use yet collapsible under strong forces. This unit is then attached to the skeleton frame and support straps along one edge so as to be able to rotate to a horizontal or vertical position. One end of flexible material is then attached to the right of the tray at a position where the two stiff pieces of the tray meet. The other end of the material is attached to the frame and strapping above the tray and on the top edge of the frame in such a manner as to suspend and support the tray in a horizontal position. The same suspension is found on the left side. The tray can then be stored by folding the front stiff portion of the tray forward and down over the back stiff portion of the tray and then rotating the folded tray to a vertical position where it is attached to the frame with a locking device. When in the this position the tray is stored out of the way for easy access to the rear seats, when unclipped and folded out and down the tray is available for platform use while the two piece design makes it easily collapsible in an emergency situation.