Airplane accessory
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2014.0417.002
- MANUFACTURER
- Gadget Duck
- MODEL
- Knee Defender
- LOCATION
- United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 2
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Knee Defender used on a commercial air flight. Accessoire utilisé lors d'un vol commercial.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 4.5 cm
- Width
- 5.0 cm
- Height
- 2.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Personal gear
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Gadget
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
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The Knee Defender is specially designed for coach-class flyers who need protection from reclining seats. Due to the controversial nature of the device, all major U.S airlines have prohibited this device on their aircrafts due to the conflicts it can create between passengers. Cet accessoire est conçu spécifiquement pour les passagers de classe touriste qui ont besoin de protection contre les sièges qui s'inclinent. Grâce à la nature controversée de cet appareil, toutes les grandes compagnies aériennes américaines ont interdit l'utilisation du Knee Defender en raison des conflits qui peut survenir entre les passagers. - Function
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The Knee Defender is an airplane accessory that was used by passengers. When the Knee Defender was hooked onto the food tray compartment of the seat in front of the passenger, it would disable that seat from reclining; thus guaranteeing more space for the passenger. Cet accessoire d'avion était utilisé par les passagers. Lorsque l'appareil était accroché sur le plateau de nourriture du siège en avant du passager, ceci fait en sorte que le siège n'est pu capable de s'incliner et garantie plus d'espace pour ce passager. - Technical
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The Knee Defender is specially designed for coach-class flyers who need protection from reclining seats. Simply position it on the two arms of your lowered tray table to help you limit how much the seat in front of you can be reclined. Cet accessoire est conçu spécifiquement pour les passagers de classe touriste qui ont besoin de protection contre les sièges qui s'inclinent. Simplement positionner les appareils sur les deux bras du plateau de nourriture pour limiter l'inclination du siège en face de toi. - Area Notes
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- " KNEE DEFENDER /. FROM GADGET DUCK /. BE COURTEOUS. DO NOT HOG SPACE. /. LISTEN TO FLIGHT CREW. MADE IN CHINA. /. DESIGNED IN US. US PAT. 7,287,817. "
- Missing
- Appears complete.
- Finish
- Grey synthetic knee defender with a grooved interior and a textured grip. The surface of the knee defender has black print on the front and the back. Accessoire d'avion synthétique gris avec un intérieur rainuré et une poignée texturé. La surface de l'accessoire a une impression noire sur le devant et le derrière.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Gadget Duck, Airplane accessory, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2014.0417, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2014.0417.002/
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