Vehicle seat armrest incorporating a transmitter unit for a garage door opening system
US5613732A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 22, 1994 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 22, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60N2/797
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An arrangement for mounting a transmitter unit for a garage door opening system within a vehicle seat armrest having at least one soft side, the armrest including a horizontally extending cavity, with access to the cavity being had by opening a cover flap formed in the trim material of the armrest, the transmitter unit being mounted in an cassette which facilitates inserting the transmitter unit into the cavity and positions the transmitter unit within the cavity with the operating switch of the transmitter unit located at the soft side of the armrest to permit operation of the transmitter unit by squeezing the armrest in the proximity of the transmitter unit operating switch.
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