Flexible armrest construction
US6343839B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 17, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47C7/54
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A component has a support with a stiff section and a flexible section. An incompressible resilient material, such as a gel, is supported on the flexible section. In one form, the component forms an armrest, with the support including upper and lower sections forming a loop. The upper section bridges between ends of the lower section and includes the flexible section, and a section of gel material is positioned on or molded onto the flexible section. In the armrest, the incompressible resilient material is sufficiently thick and resilient to comfortably support a person's forearm on the support yet further is sufficiently flowable and stretchable to at least partially move off a rib on the support and into the non-supporting areas when pressure is applied to the incompressible resilient material.
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