Patent ID: 9522618
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: A47C,B60N

Claim Text:
1. A seat assembly comprising: a seat base structure which comprises a pair of flanking seats each having a seat bottom and a seat backrest extending upwardly from the seat bottom; an arm rest connected to the seat base structure and positioned between the pair of flanking seats; and a pair of opposed retractable auxiliary supports disposed substantially parallel to the seat bottom and operatively associated with the arm rest, wherein the retractable auxiliary supports are pivotally attached at a rear end thereof adjacent to the backrest of the seats by a single pivot point to allow the auxiliary supports to be pivotally moveable about the single pivot point in opposite relative directions between (i) an extended position such that forward ends of the auxiliary supports radially extend from the pivot point and are exposed laterally of the arm rest, and (ii) a retracted position wherein the forward ends of the retractable auxiliary supports are insertably housed within the arm rest, and wherein the retractable auxiliary supports comprise a series of support surfaces each being pivotally connected to the arm rest at the single pivot point so as to be pivotally movable between the extended and retracted positions.