Chairs and seats – Armrest – Adjustable to multiple use positions relative to bottom or back
Patent
1998-04-30
1999-11-16
Cranmer, Laurie K.
Chairs and seats
Armrest
Adjustable to multiple use positions relative to bottom or back
29741132, 29741135, A47C 754
Patent
active
059844167
ABSTRACT:
An adjustable armrest for a vehicle includes a molded shell and a blocking member, both rotatably mounted to a pivot pin that is attached to a vehicle such as to the seat. The shell houses a linearly operating control mechanism that allows the armrest to be adjusted to a variety of positions, yet remember an initially selected position. The blocking member has an abutment surface that is positioned to normally engage a stop pin that is fixedly mounted to the vehicle for limiting the range of rotational movement of the armrest. In the preferred embodiment, the control mechanism has a first end including an interlocking member adapted to normally interengage the blocking member, and a second end opposite the first end that may be actuated by the user to selectively release the interengagement between the blocking member and the interlocking member.
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Exhibit A is a drawing of a prior art adjustable armrest.
Spykerman David J.
Stahl Allison R.
teBrake Rachel A.
Waldo Stacey A.
Calvin College
Cranmer Laurie K.
Prince Corporation
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