Patent · US Expired

Intermediate armrest for a row of seats

US5383704A · kind A · utility

18Cited by
13References
7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 13, 1993
Grant dateJan 24, 1995
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Expiry dateOct 13, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60N2/753
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An armrest, for use between adjacent seats in a row of seats, is movable between a deployed position, and a stowed position. The armrest is secured to a carriage which is slidably mounted on a track located between the backrests of the adjacent seats. The carriage movable on the track between an upper position in which the armrest is at a desired level for use and a lower position in which the armrest is level with the seat cushions of the seat. A releasable latching bolt secures the carriage in its upper position.

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