Repair and Replacement Mechanism for Personal Control Units on Aircraft

Abstract

An assembly for opening or accessing an electronic communication and entertainment device holder for repair or replacement of its contents, including a latch which can be released by the contraction of an attached muscle wire actuator in response to a low current pulse sent by an attached wireless receiver.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A mechanism for removing electronic communication and entertainment devices attached to the interior of an aircraft comprising;
 a) A wireless receiver for receiving an actuation signal from a remote unit, and generating a low current pulse therefrom;   b) A muscle wire actuator for receiving the low current signal and contracting in response thereto;   c) A latch connected to the muscle wire actuator, the latch releasing in response to the muscle wire actuator contracting; and   d) An electronic communication and entertainment device holder which decouples from the interior of the aircraft upon release of the latch.   
     
     
         2 . The mechanism of  claim 1 , further comprising a passenger actuated button for generated a actuation signal to transmit to the wireless receiver.