An improved door and drawer assembly for use with a seat on a passenger
vehicle. The door and drawer assembly are installed in the passenger
vehicle independent of the seat and thus not physically connected to the
seat frame. Any load that is applied to the seat frame during movement of
the vehicle or caused by passenger movement or support is not imposed on
the door and drawer assembly. Accordingly, the operation of the door and
drawer assembly is not adversely affected by the loads imposed on the
seat frame. Alternatively, the drawer assembly can be excluded so that
the door assembly can provide access to an area under the seat in which
emergency equipment, such as a life raft bag assembly and life vests, can
be stored.