Patent ID: 6739669
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: A47C

Abstract:
A foldable armrest unit attached to a seat having a collapsible seat back, comprising:an armrest, one end of which is articulated to first joint means affixed to a lateral surface of said seat back; an armrest support member, one end of which is articulated to said armrest and the other end of which is articulated to second joint means affixed to a lateral surface of said seat; said armrest has three limit positions: a first limit position being the position of use, in which said seat back is in an upright position and said armrest is in a substantially horizontal position; a second limit position in which said seat back is still in the upright position, while said armrest is swung towards said seat back to facilitate access to, and egress from, said seat, and a third limit position in which said armrest is completely folded down, together with the collapsed seat back and wherein said armrest support member is constituted by a pair of telescoping tubes accommodating the change of length of said support member involved in the movement of said armrest from said first limit position to said second limit position and back again, one of said telescoping tubes being articulated to said armrest and the other being articulated to said seat.