A vehicle seating assembly includes a seatback. The seatback includes a rear portion and a substantially horizontal strap including first and second ends fixed to the rear portion. The substantially horizontal strap further includes an intermediate attachment area fixed to the rear portion between the first and second ends.

An aircraft seat device has a table module and a PED holder configured for supporting a PED in an operable position on the table module, wherein the PED holder comprises at least one holding element which is pivotally connected to the table module, wherein the PED holder comprises a pivot bearing unit, which is configured for pivoting the holding element by more than 180 degrees.

The elastic immobilizing device allows a passenger on a seat, positioned behind the seat carrying the tray and the device according to the invention, to use the tray (3) in an easy and practical manner and to avoid accidental breakage of the strap (17) which holds the tray (3), if the strap (17) is pulled accidentally or excessively. The strap (4) holding the tray (3) comprises a part that has low resistance to stretching (17) along the entire length thereof and comprises, along at least a part of the length thereof, a part that is highly resistant to stretching (18), mounted in series or in parallel with the part that has low resistance to stretching (17), the part that is highly resistant to stretching (18) being able to come into action when the part that has low resistance to stretching (17) has been stretched. Application to the seats of aircraft.

A method of configuring a vehicle seating assembly includes the step of providing a vehicle seating assembly that has a seat rotational member that rotatably couples a lower leg support to a seat and a seatback rotational member that rotatably couples the seat to a seatback. The method further includes the step of receiving input of a user's desired configuration of the vehicle seating assembly. The method still further includes the step of actuating at least one of the seat rotational member and the seatback rotational member responsive to the input received.

An example embodiment of a system and methods for detecting and reporting whether passengers are seated and secured in their seats within a vehicle may include a passenger sensor configured to provide an output indicative of a presence of a passenger in a seat in a vehicle, a restraint sensor configured to provide an output indicative of a status of a passenger safety restraint associated with the seat, a transmitter configured to be in electronic communication with the passenger sensor and the restraint sensor and to wirelessly transmit data indicative of the presence of a passenger in the seat and the status of the restrain, and a reporting module configured to be disposed proximate a driver of the vehicle. The reporting module may be configured to receive the data from the transmitter, and output a respective status for each of a plurality of seats.

A seat assembly includes a seat cushion, a backrest, and a headrest moveably coupled to a back of the backrest. The headrest is configured to be moved between a stowed position in which the headrest is retained within a portion of the backrest and a deployed position in which the headrest is configured to support a passenger in a forward resting position.

A heater device for warming a user has a heater panel including a planar heating element which generates heat by energization, a first heat radiation surface formed on one surface side of the heating element, and a second heat radiation surface formed on the other surface side of the heating element. The temperature of the first heat radiation surface is higher than the temperature of the second heat radiation surface. In the heater panel, the first heat radiation surface is configured as a non-contact heater that warms the user in a non-contact manner, and the second heat radiation surface is configured as a contact heater that warms the user in a contact manner.

A hand rest device, including: a hand rest that is disposed at a front side of a seat of a vehicle, the hand rest being disposed at a usage position for supporting a hand of a vehicle occupant seated at the seat and an adjustment mechanism that adjusts a height of the usage position of the hand rest.

A movable close-out shroud suitably configured to substantially cover, partially block, or otherwise close out an articulating opening to a cavity, void, etc., of a first part, such as a passenger seat section. The close-out shroud is configured to move between a stored position and a close-out position.

A tray table for supporting portable electronic devices increases passenger convenience and comfort. The tray table may have a removable portion that may be completely separable from the body of the tray table, such as for cleaning, replacement or other purposes. A wireless battery charger is included for wirelessly charging one or more portable electronic devices.