IP Library Granted Patent US 8,783,766
Granted Patent B2
US 8,783,766 · App. 13/310,979 · Granted Jul 22, 2014

Modular display assembly

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Patent No.
US 8,783,766
App. No.
13/310,979
Granted
Jul 22, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Described are display assemblies having a display coupled to a passenger seat back, a video shroud coupled to the passenger seat back and with an inner opening positioned adjacent the display, wherein a gap is positioned between an outer edge of the display and an edge of the inner opening, and an adaptor having a lip and coupled to the video shroud, wherein the lip is positioned adjacent the gap. A portion of the lip may surround at least the outer edge of the display and/or may overlap a portion of the video shroud.

Claims (11)

1. A method of configuring a display assembly, the display assembly comprising a display, a video shroud, and an adaptor coupled to the video shroud, the method comprising:

(a) uncoupling the video shroud from a passenger seat back;

(b) uncoupling the adaptor from the video shroud;

(c) coupling a replacement adaptor to the video shroud;

(d) recoupling the video shroud to the passenger seat back;

(e) uncoupling the display from the passenger seat back before uncoupling the video shroud from the passenger seat back; and

(f) coupling a replacement display to the passenger seat back after recoupling the video shroud to the passenger seat back.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the replacement adaptor and the video shroud are different colors.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the replacement adaptor and the video shroud are formed of the same materials.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the replacement adaptor and the video shroud are formed of different materials.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the replacement display is an in-flight entertainment display.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 4, 2019
From: ZODIAC SEATS US LLC
To: SAFRAN SEATS USA LLC
Reel/Frame 049535/0876 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 24, 2014
From: WEBER AIRCRAFT LLC
To: ZODIAC SEATS US LLC
Reel/Frame 032746/0964 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 7, 2012
From: WESTERINK, RIK; VALDES, ARMANDO; TERLESKI, TIMOTHY W.; SKOLD, PER MAGNUS; SAUCIER, ALEXANDER GERARD
To: WEBER AIRCRAFT LLC
Reel/Frame 027663/0406 →