Seat assembly with fold-out armrest
AssigneeChrysler Corporation
InventorsPaul H. Shea, Steven M. Jakubiec
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Abstract
A seat assembly with a fold-out armrest includes a generally horizontal seat portion and a generally upright back portion having a plurality of seat backs aligned in a row. One of the seat backs is rotatable from a generally upright position to a generally horizontal position and has a padded portion on a forward, occupant facing side when the rotatable seat back is in the upright position and a base portion on a rearward side. An armrest has a first position disposed within the base portion of the rotatable seat back and a second position disposed above the base portion of the rotatable seat back.
Claims14
A seat assembly with a fold-out armrest comprising:
- a generally horizontal seat portion;
- a generally upright back portion, said back portion having a plurality of seat backs aligned in a row,
- at least a first one of said seat backs is movable from a generally upright position to a folded-down position, said first one of said seat backs having a padded portion on a forward, occupant facing side when the first one of said seat backs is in the upright position and a base portion on a rearward side,
- an armrest having a first position disposed within said base portion of said first one of said seat backs and a second position disposed above said base portion of said first one of said seat backs when said first one of said seat backs is in the folded-down position.
A seat assembly with a center fold-out armrest comprising:
- a generally horizontal seat portion;
- a generally upright back portion, said back portion having a pair of outer seat backs spaced transversely and a center seat back disposed between said outer seat backs aligned in a row, the center seat back having an upright position aligned with said outer seat backs and a folded down position at an angle to said outer seat backs, said center seat back having a padded portion on a forward, occupant facing side when the center seat back is in the upright position and a base portion on a rearward side;
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- an armrest pivotally connected to said center seat back having a first position disposed within said base portion of said center seat back and a second position disposed above the base portion of said center seat back when said center seat back is in its folded-down position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.