# US 10,308,151 B2 · Armrest assembly and unitary armrest subassembly having a support substrate and resilient web secured together by mechanical fastening feature

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- Number: US 10,308,151 B2
- Document ID: US10308151B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/484,802
- Filed: 2017-04-11
- Published: 2018-10-11
- Granted: 2019-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2017-04-11
- Assignees: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicants: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Inventors: Humberto Memetla Martinez; Leonel de Jesus Perez Sandoval
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10308151B2

## CPC

- B60N 2/75: Arm-rests
- A47C 7/54: Supports for the arms
- B60N 2/78: {post or panel mounted}
- B68G 7/12: Other elements specially adapted for fastening, fixing, or finishing, in upholstery work
- B60N: SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- A47C: CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
- B68G: METHODS, EQUIPMENT, OR MACHINES FOR USE IN UPHOLSTERING; UPHOLSTERY NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

An armrest assembly includes a unitary armrest subassembly having a support substrate and a resilient web secured together by a mechanical fastening feature. The armrest subassembly also includes a cushion overlying the resilient web and a coverstock concealing the cushion and the resilient web and enclosing the receiver in the unitary armrest subassembly that holds those components.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An armrest assembly, comprising:
a unitary armrest subassembly including a support substrate, having a receiver and a retention feature, and a resilient web extending across said receiver and having an integral fastener captured in said retention feature;
a cushion overlying said resilient web; and
a coverstock concealing said cushion and said resilient web and closing said receiver;
wherein said receiver includes (a) an inset shoulder, said inset shoulder outlining a relief opening, and (b) a plurality of tabs project from said inset shoulder into said relief opening.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The armrest assembly of claim 1, wherein said retention feature is carried on said plurality of tabs.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The armrest assembly of claim 2, wherein said integral fastener comprises a shaft and an enlarged head, said retention feature engaging said shaft.

### Claim 4

An armrest subassembly, comprising:
a support substrate having a receiver and a retention feature wherein said receiver includes (a) an inset shoulder, said inset shoulder outlining a relief opening, and (b) a plurality of tabs projecting from said inset shoulder into said relief opening; and
a resilient web extending across said receiver and having an integral fastener captured in said retention feature.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The armrest subassembly of claim 4, wherein said retention feature is carried on said plurality of tabs.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The armrest subassembly of claim 5, wherein said integral fastener comprises a shaft and an enlarged head, said retention feature engaging said shaft.