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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 14, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29741135 ; 2482981 ;
Abstract
An anti-rattle guide assembly and method for supporting an armrest or other structure which is slidable between extended and retracted positions. The method of preventing rattling of a sliding mechanism include the steps of disposing a moveable rail member on a frame, placing the sliding mechanism in contact with the moveable rail member, and applying a force to the moveable rail member to bias the moveable rail member toward the sliding mechanism so as to maintain contact between the moveable rail member and the sliding mechanism. The guide assembly may be disposed between two such moveable guide rails or between a moveable guide rail and a fixed guide rail.