Got Legroom?

[chperplt]

Check this out

What a tool


Lightweight, pocket-sized, and all plastic, Knee DefenderTM is easy to use – putting you in control when there is no legroom to spare and you need help dealing with an aggressive seat recliner.

A photo of Knee Defender is shown above. At right is a picture showing you how to put it to work:

First, place your Knee Defender on either arm of your lowered tray table – at the top of the arm, where it meets the table (1). Your Knee Defender simply straddles the tray table's arm, with one leg of the device on either side of the arm.

Then, slide your Knee Defender down the arm of the tray table until it is snug against the seatback in front of you (2).

Your Knee Defender is now in place. If the person in front of you attempts to recline, Knee Defender will take the hit.

Whether you are intent on protecting yourself from being crunched, want to maintain enough room to do some
in-seat exercises, or just want some warning so you can move your computer before the seat is reclined, Knee Defender "works like a charm."


In general, the closer your Knee Defender is to the seatback, the less the seatback will be able to recline. If you need to prevent as much reclining as possible, then push your Knee Defender up tight against the seatback.

On the other hand, if there is enough room for you to allow the person to recline partially, you can often set your Knee Defender slightly away from the seatback to make that possible.



Knee Defender, with its specially shaped groove, was designed to work with a wide variety of seat and tray table designs. However, not every design could be accommodated, especially those used on commuter planes and even on some jets. For additional information about this and other questions about using Knee Defender, click here to link directly to our related FAQ pa

 

[jergar999]

I heard the FAA was going to ban these.

 

[HerrJeremy]

According to CBS news (for what it's worth), the FAA will let airlines decide. At the time of this story, only NWA had banned the device.

 

[501261]

I'm 6'3" 230 and if someone tried to use that thing behind me, well good luck! If you wanted leg room, buy a first class ticket! The airline sells me a fricking seat that reclines, I'm going to recline. I expect the seat in from of me to recline and I expect to recline, everybody has the same leg room as if the seats where upright.

That little devise is a danger to air safety, because it will start a fight! The FAA better ban it!

 

[chperplt]

The airline sells me a fricking seat that reclines, I'm going to recline. I expect the seat in from of me to recline and I expect to recline, everybody has the same leg room as if the seats where upright.

You want to recline, recline half way, not all the way. A little common courtesy goes along way. The same leg room does not exist when the seat in front in reclined all the way. If I'm behind you and your seat reclines all the way, expect my knees in your back.

 

[chperplt]

Jimmy

Who said anything about being whinny or being a non rev?

 

[T-Gates]

Any passenger who restricts me reclining my seat will immedately be forced to eat said "Knee Defender"

Thank god NWA banned that sh!t

 

[501261]

You want to recline, recline half way, not all the way. A little common courtesy goes along way.

Oh I agree completely with you on being courteous, I always turn around and say I’m coming back and recline as slow as possible to keep from banging knees. I’ve certainly had my knees banged enough. And certainly if the passenger behind me had some legitimate reason for me not reclining (cast, baby, etc), I’ll stay up.

However, if some clown tried to get himself a little more leg room by blocking my recline, while he’s got his in full recline, he’d be very likely eating that “Knee Defender”!

And no I don't non-rev, so that's not an issue.