Pivoting armrest with cupholder
AssigneeMedia Technology Source, Inc.
InventorPeter W. A. Bergin
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Abstract
An armrest has a cupholder at one end, and is adapted to be pivotally mounted between theater seats that have backrest portions. The armrest with the cupholder is pivotally movable from a generally horizontal position where it can support the arms of a person sitting in the seat, to a generally vertical position where it substantially fills the space between adjacent backrests, and provides a surface that forms a backrest continuation when the arm is pivoted upwardly. The armrest has pads at both the upper and lower surfaces thereof so that it is padded when it is being used as an armrest and also when it is forming a continuation of the backrest of the two adjacent seats.
Claims16
An armrest assembly comprising a housing, said housing having a first end and a second end, a pair of side walls defining an open top and an open bottom of substantially the same size, two pads for mounting in said open top and open bottom, respectively, said pads having a tongue portion at a first end retained on a wall portion of the housing and a retainer on a second end of the pad for holding the pad relative to the housing, said open top and open bottom receiving the respective pads.
An armrest assembly for pivotally mounting onto a seat standard and moveable from a generally horizontal position to a position adjacent a backrest of said seat and extending along a length of such backrest, said armrest assembly including a longitudinal support member, a pivot pin for mounting said support member to a support standard of the seat, a housing secured to said support member, said housing including a drink cup receptacle formed therein as an integrally formed, single one-piece structure and having supports for receiving pads at both upper and lower sides thereof.
An armrest assembly for pivotally mounting onto a seat frame and movable from a generally horizontal position to an upright position adjacent a backrest for a seat on the seat frame in a direction and extending along a length of such a backrest, said armrest assembly including an armrest support member, a pivot for mounting said support member to the seat frame, the support member carrying a housing, a said housing including a drink cup receptacle formed therein as an integral one piece structure and the housing having recesses for receiving longitudinally extending armrest pads at both upper and lower sides thereof with the armrest assembly in its generally horizontal position.
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