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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 1992
Filed:
May. 14, 1991
Kenneth Kwasnik, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
David J Harrell, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Lear Seating Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
An armrest assembly (10) disposed for use with a vehicle seat assembly (12) includes a lower bin (18) defining a storage compartment (20) and an upper cover (22) pivotally coupled about the bin (18) by a hinge (24) between a closed position covering the lower bin (18) and an open position opening the storage compartment (20). The armrest (10) includes a container support (40) hingedly connected by a support hinge (42) to the armrest (10) and pivotal between a stored position in the compartment (20) and an extended operational position outside the armrest (10). The container support (40) includes a pair of arms (120, 120') defining a pair of openings (132, 132') for receiving at least one beverage container. The arms (120, 120') are independently pivotal (126) to receive different sized containers in each of the openings (132, 132'). The openings (132, 132') further include a pair of slots ( 142, 142') for receiving a handle of the container. A floor support (150) is spaced below each container opening (132, 132') to support the bottom of the container and retracts into the container support (40) to provide compact storage in the armrest (10). Further, the assembly includes a pair of disconnects (62, 64) disposed between the container support (40) and the support hinge (42) to allow the container support (40) to disconnect from the armrest (10) in response to an excessive force, to prevent breakage of the hinge (42).