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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 30, 1998
Stacey A Waldo, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Rachel A teBrake, Hilton Head Island, SC (US);
Allison R Stahl, Holland, MI (US);
David J Spykerman, Zeeland, MI (US);
Calvin College, Green Rapids, MI (US);
Prince Corporation, Holland, MI (US);
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.