Stowage of barstool(s) by mechanical movement of the barstool(s) on bar counters in an aircraft cabin

Abstract

A barstool comprising a seating unit and an extension or insertion unit or both, wherein the seating unit is coupled with the extension or insertion unit or both such that the extension or insertion unit or both may be used to stow and extend the seating unit relative to a wall portion of a bar counter by inserting or pivoting the extension or insertion unit or both.

1 . A barstool for use with a bar counter having a wall portion extending downward from the bar counter, the barstool comprising 
 an extension or insertion unit or both; and    a seating unit; the seating unit coupled with the extension or insertion unit or both such that the seating unit is stowable and extendable by moving the seating unit relative to the wall portion of the bar counter by inserting or pivoting the extension or insertion unit or both.    
   
   
       2 . The barstool according to  claim 1 , further comprising a carrier arm arranged between the extension or insertion unit or both and the seating unit.  
   
   
       3 . The barstool according to  claim 2 , wherein the carrier arm may be stowed inside the bar counter or the seating unit or both are stowed against the vertical wall of the bar counter by the extension or insertion unit or both.  
   
   
       4 . The barstool according to  claim 2 , wherein the carrier arm is curved.  
   
   
       5 . The barstool according to  claim 4 , wherein the carrier arm is an integral component of the bar counter.  
   
   
       6 . The barstool according to  claim 2 , wherein the carrier arm may be folded over and stowed against the vertical wall of the bar counter by the extension or insertion unit or both.  
   
   
       7 . The barstool according to  claim 2 , wherein the seating unit may be folded over and stowed against the vertical wall of the bar counter by the extension and/or insertion unit.  
   
   
       8 . The barstool according to  claim 2 , wherein the extension or insertion unit or both being adapted to simultaneously fold the carrier arm along a first tilting axis, and fold the seating unit along a second tilting axis, and to stow the carrier arm and the seating unit at the vertical wall of the bar counter.  
   
   
       9 . The barstool according to  claim 2 , wherein the carrier arm and seating unit may be shifted in the direction of the bar counter, by the extension or insertion unit or both.  
   
   
       10 . The barstool according to  claim 2 , wherein the carrier arm and seating unit may be shifted, and at least partially stowed inside the bar counter by the extension or insertion unit or both.  
   
   
       11 . The barstool according to  claim 6 , wherein the carrier arm is rectilinear.  
   
   
       12 . The barstool according to  claim 1 , further comprising a locking mechanism for locking to the bar counter.  
   
   
       13 . The barstool according to  claim 1 , wherein the seating unit has a substantially round or substantially cylindrical seating surface.  
   
   
       14 . The barstool according to  claim 1 , comprising an actuator element, wherein the extension or insertion unit or both may be activated by enabling the actuator.  
   
   
       15 . A bar counter, comprising 
 a receiving unit;    wherein the receiving unit is adapted in such a way that a barstool according to  claim 1  may be stowable therein, or the barstool may be moved out of the receiving unit relative to the bar counter.    
   
   
       16 . The bar counter according to  claim 15 , further comprising a tabletop.  
   
   
       17 . The bar counter according to  claim 15 , wherein the receiving unit is secured to a vertical lateral wall of the bar counter or is provided as a recess in the vertical lateral wall of the bar counter.  
   
   
       18 . A bar arrangement, comprising 
 a barstool according to  claim 1;  and    a bar counter according to  claim 15 .    
   
   
       19 . An aircraft, comprising a barstool according to  claim 1  or comprising a bar counter according to  claim 15  or both.  
   
   
       20 . A method of stowing a barstool, comprising: using the barstool according to  claim 1;  or using the bar counter according to  claim 15;  or using both the bar stool according to  claim 1  and the bar counter according to  claim 15.