Gadget Prevents Plane Seats From Reclining

AP via Excite News ^ | Oct 24, 2:00 PM (ET) | BRAD FOSS

[leadpencil1]

Had to laugh when I saw this. At 6'7", I have and use my very own built in "Knee Defender" and have many a good story to tell. Once someone tries to recline their seat and can't (because my knees are holding it upright), they never try again for the rest of the flight.

[mewzilla]

Lack of legroom is the biggest reason I go out of my way to avoid flying. It's just too darned uncomfortable.

[leadpencil1]

Exit row, if you have to fly and are lucky enough to get it, is the best way to go (other than first class, of course).

[EggsAckley]

I'm betting that airport security won't let this gadget on the planes.

[newgeezer]

Once someone tries to recline their seat and can't (because my knees are holding it upright), they never try again for the rest of the flight.

Knowing the seats in front of the exit row don't recline, I'll request an exit row seat when booking a flight.

[1rudeboy]

Do I have this straight? You can prevent someone from reclining in front of you, but you can recline yourself? Somebody's cruisin' for a bruisin'.

[mewzilla]

Yeah, I know. Or the right side aisle seats (I have a cranky left knee). I just can't see spending the money on first class or even business class, though I'll fly them if I've got miles to redeem and the seat's available. Lots of legroom, there, you're right. But if the airlines start accomodating obese people with bigger seats, they'd better be prepared to do something for those of us who are over-endowed in the inseam department :)

[AppyPappy]

I'm not paying that much to be hassled and then made uncomfortable.

[mewzilla]

I'm not paying that much to be hassled and then made uncomfortable.

Oh, what you said. That should be tatooed on the forehead of every airline CEO. Earth to the airlines...

[Rogle]

The one problem with flying first class is that besides the pilots you a few of the first at the scene of an accident.

[leadpencil1]

I would do my best to break your friggin knees

You would think it would be that easy, but its not. Beacuse of the angle of my upper legs to their seat back, it's almost impossible to move my legs if I don't want them to move. I've had people turn around and ask me to move my legs, and I ask them to kindly tell me where to put them (no, not there). They just turn around and shut up after that.

[Some hope remaining.]

How will anyone know the difference? The seats only recline a couple inches anyway. ;^)

[Looking for Diogenes]

Exit row, if you have to fly and are lucky enough to get it, is the best way to go

Maybe it's just me, but the last few times that I requested exit row seats I was pulled aside for the 'random' extra search at the gate.

[AxelPaulsenJr]

You have been fortunate so far. However I think your behavior is very rude.

[leadpencil1]

Maybe it's just me, but the last few times that I requested exit row seats I was pulled aside for the 'random' extra search at the gate.

I'll see if that happens next time I fly. Hasn't yet.

[sirshackleton]

I checked out how this thing works at the guys site and it is a pretty clever invention, but I'm not so sure it's all that great of an idea. It looks like would make it difficult to get the tray table upright quickly and in an emergency it seems like that would be somewhat of a hurdle to get over, especially if that bad boys is wedged in there good and tight.

Plus, if you had one of these things installed and someone needed to get to you for some reason (say you were choking during the inflight meal or something like that), a flight attendant would have to contend with the problem of getting your tray table up to get to you if they needed to.

[leadpencil1]

Not really. There really is no room form me to move my legs out of the way unless I splay them wide open, one knee in the aisle and the other in my seat mates "space".

[Oldeconomybuyer]

This gadget will never fly.

[leadpencil1]

lol!