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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2015
Applicant:
Hni Technologies Inc., Muscatine, IA (US);
Inventors:
Jay R. Machael, Muscatine, IA (US);
Brad Malli, Bettendorf, IA (US);
Assignee:
HNI Technologies Inc., Muscatine, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 7/54 (2006.01); B60N 2/46 (2006.01); A47C 1/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/4633 (2013.01); A47C 1/03 (2013.01); B60N 2/466 (2013.01);
Abstract
An armrest that includes a mounting plate, a block member, and a link member. The link member has a first end and a second end that opposes the first end. The link member is engaged with the mounting plate at a first pivot toward the first end to pivot the link member at the first pivot and laterally move the second end. The link member is engaged with the block member at a second pivot toward the second end to pivot the block member at the second pivot and laterally move an end of the block member that faces the first end.