Patent ID: 9511694
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: B60N

Claim Text:
1. A vehicle seating assembly comprising: a first seating unit having a backrest including: an armrest operably coupled with an intermediate portion of the back side and configured for use by a passenger seated in a second seating unit disposed behind but laterally offset from the first seating unit, the armrest being moveable between an in-use position, wherein an upper surface of the armrest is generally horizontally positioned and available to support the passenger, and a stowed position, wherein the armrest is generally adjacent to a rear face of the backrest of the first seating unit, and wherein the armrest is rotatably coupled directly to part of an internal frame of the backrest and includes a rotational coupling at an internal portion of the armrest, the rotational coupling being concealed from view regardless of the rotational position of the armrest; and a latching mechanism operably coupled with the backrest, wherein the backrest is adjustable for inclination and the latching mechanism is configured to secure the armrest in a plurality of different angular positions with respect to the rear face of the backrest such that the armrest can be horizontally positioned regardless of the inclination of the backrest.