Patent ID: 7731268
Filing Date: 2010-06-08
Classification: B60J,B60N

Abstract:
1. A support bracket for an armrest assembly in a motorized vehicle having an interior surface, the armrest assembly having at least one of a pull-handle and a pull-cup defining an internal cavity therein, comprising: a support member configured to mate with the armrest assembly; a first and a second leg member, each operatively attached at a first end to said support member and extending downward therefrom to attach at a second end to the vehicle interior surface; wherein at least a portion of each of said first and second leg members is oblique to said support member; wherein each of said first and second leg members is operatively attachable to the vehicle interior surface via an attachment portion extending generally vertically from said second end; wherein each of said first and second leg members form a J-hook shape between said first and second ends; and said second leg member is spaced longitudinally from said first leg member; wherein said first and second leg members are operatively configured to sustain a predetermined minimum vertical loading condition and controllably deform under a predetermined threshold lateral loading condition.