Folding armrest

A vehicle armrest assembly comprising:

• a spring-biased armrest movable between a deployed position and a stowed position;
• a spring-biased actuator;
• and
• a spring-biased catch mechanism operably coupled with the spring-biased actuator and adapted to engage and support the armrest when the spring-biased actuator has been depressed and further adapted to disengage the armrest when the spring-biased actuator is released, such that the spring-biased armrest moves to the stowed position.

A folding armrest assembly comprising:

• a spring-biased armrest movable between deployed and stowed positions;
• a catch mechanism operably coupled with an actuator and movable between an interference position to support the armrest in the deployed position, and a non-interference position, wherein the catch mechanism does not support the armrest;
• and
• a base that moves the catch mechanism under the force of inertia to the non-interference position during a collision event.