Armrest assembly having beverage holder

A seat assembly comprising:

• a seat back having a recess;
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• an armrest assembly pivotally mounted on said seat back and movable between a storage position within said recess and a use position extending from said recess, said armrest assembly including:
• a housing having an opening;
• a first support member slidably mounted on said housing and movable along a first direction between a retracted position, wherein a distal portion of said first support member is disposed in said opening, and an extended position, wherein said distal portion of said first support member extends outwardly from said opening, wherein said distal portion includes a support surface adapted to support an item;
• a second support member pivotally mounted on said first support member such that a distal portion of said second support member is movable in a second direction that is normal to said first direction between a first position and a second position that is spaced further from said distal portion of said first support member, wherein said distal portion of said second support member includes a support surface adapted to provide support for the item when said distal portion of said second support member is in said second position;
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• a first support rod having a first end connected to said first support member and a second end connected to said second support member;
• a second support rod having a first end connected to said first support member and a second end connected to said second support member;
• wherein said first and second support rods are angled relative to a third direction which is normal to the first direction when said distal portion of said second support member is in said second position, and wherein said second ends of said first and second support rods are connected to said second support member such that said first and second support rods move in both the first and third directions when said distal portion of said second support member is moved between said first and second positions.

An assembly for supporting an item comprising:

• a housing including an opening;
• a first support member having a surface that is adapted to support an item, the first support member being supported on the housing for sliding movement in a first direction between a retracted position, wherein the surface of the first support member is disposed within the housing, and an extended position, wherein the surface of the first support member extends through the opening outwardly from the housing;
• a second support member having a surface that is adapted to support an item, the second support member being supported on the first support member for pivoting movement in a second direction that is normal to the first direction, wherein the surface of the second support member is pivoted away from the surface of the first support member when the first support member is moved from the retracted position to the extended position;
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• a support rod including a first end that is pivotably connected to the first support member and a second end that is pivotably connected to the second support member such that when the first support member is moved from the retracted position to the extended position, the second end of the support rod is moved in a third direction that is normal to both the first direction and the second direction.