Rest
AssigneeBentley Motors Limited
InventorGeorge Bowen
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Abstract
A rest for a vehicle for supporting the feet and/or legs of a passenger comprising a housing (2) having an electrically powered pivotal lid (3) and defining a storage. The lid may be pivoted between an open position in which access to the storage is permitted and support provided for the feet and/or calves of the passenger and a closed position. The rest is mounted for movement in a passenger footwell on a pair of rails and a motorised pinion (11) runs on a rack (10) to move the rest up and down the rails (9). The arrangement provides a comfortable adjustable leg/foot support which is especially beneficial on long journeys. At same time accessible and convenient extra storage is provided.
Claims11
A rest for use in a vehicle adjacent a seat of the vehicle, the rest comprising:
- a housing;
- said housing including a base that at least in part defines an internal storage space for the support of items in the storage space and on the base;
- said housing constructed and arranged to support the base of the housing so that the position of the housing is adjustable between a position closer to the seat and a position farther from the seat;
- a lid mounted over the housing:
- a pivot for the lid to provide two different pivot positions of the lid including a closed position and an open position thereof;
- said lid having first and second contiguous, but differently sloping top face surfaces including a first surface and a second surface;
- said pivotally mounted lid in the closed position thereof enabling the foot of the user to rest on the first surface, and in the open position thereof allowing access to the storage space while at the same time enabling the calf of the user to rest on the first surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.