VEHICLE SEAT ARMREST

Abstract: The object of the invention solves the problem of improving the functional values of vehicle seat armrests, especially those used in cars. The armrest according to the invention includes a compartment (2) for storing small objects that is closed with a cover, and which has a grip (3) in its front part. The grip (3) has the form of a spatial element with a convave upper surface provided with two sets of parallel slots: a set of slots for coins (4) and a set of slots for flat objects (5), such as a telephone card, a parking card or a credit card, that is situated perpendicularly to the set of slots for coins (4). On closing the cover of the compartment (2), the objects stored in the grip and the other ones in the compartment (2) are immobilised by pressing with a flexible element (6) connected with the cover.

Description: Vehicle seat armrest The object of the invention is the armrest of a vehicle seat, especially the one of a car seat There are armrests fixed to the vehicle floor with brackets, which adopt passive and active positions one-positional and multi-positional ones The latter ones include a mechanism for adjusting positions Besides this mechanism, armrests often have additional accessories, which increase their usefulness Such accessories may include a compartment closed with a cover designed for storing small objects, a cup holder or an ashtray The aim of the invention is to construct an armrest equipped with a compartment for small objects, which would enable placing certain objects in a specified place in order to facilitate finding them and to prevent them from making noise by hitting one another during vehicle movement This aim has been reached by providing the armrest compartment with a grip for coins and flat objects such as a parking card, a telephone card or a credit card The grip is preferably situated in the front part of the compartment The grip has the form of a spatial element with a concave upper surface, provided with two sets of parallel slots on that surface One set of the slots is preferably situated approximately parallel to the longitudinal axis of the armrest, while the bottoms of those slots are located on the concave semicircular surface The width of the above-mentioned slots approximately corresponds with the width of a coin The second set of slots designed for storing flat objects is situated perpendicularly to the slots for coins The width of those slots corresponds to the thickness of typical cards such as telephone or credit cards In order to facilitate taking the cards out of their slots, those slots are preferably inclined towards the front of the armrest and the bottoms of successive slots in the direction from the front towards the back of the armrest, are situated each at a lower position The advantage of the grip according to the invention is the easiness of taking the coins out of the slots since they are located in such a way that the upper parts of coins are placed at different heights Moreover, the cards can be also taken out easily, because their slots are inclined forwardly and the slot bottoms are situated on a sloping surface in such a way that the upper edge of a card placed in the front is the highest one Moreover, the concave form of the upper surface of the grip enables visual identification of the card type and it also facilitates taking it off the grip. Furthermore, the rip can be used for storing coins and cards at the same time. The object of the invention has been explained in the example product in the drawing, where Fig. 1 presents a section of the grip, Fig. 2 - the grip section along A-A line, and Fig. 3 - a top view of the grip. The armrest according to the invention consists of a body I with a compartment 2, which has a grip 3 situated inside it. The upper surface of the grip 3 is concave. The grip 3 has a set of parallel slots for coins 4 on its concave surface. The width of the slots for coins 4 approximately corresponds with the width of a coin. The slots for coins 4 are situated approximately parallel to the longitudinal axis of the armrest. A set of slots for flat objects 5, such as parking, telephone or credit cards, is made in the grip 3, transversely to the slots for coins 4. The width of slots for storing flat objects 5 is adjusted to the thickness of popularly used cards. The slots for flat objects 5 are inclined forwardly and the bottoms of the successive slots 5 are placed each at a lower position in such a way that the upper edge of the card placed in the front is the highest one and the edge of each next card is located lower and lower. On closing the cover of the compartment 2, the objects stored in it are immobilised by pressing with a flexible material 6 mounted on the inner side of the cover of the compartment 2. The notions used in the description such as "top", "back", and „fτont" are in relation to the vehicle.

Claims: Claims 1. A vehicle seat armrest including a compartment for storing small objects that is closed with a cover, characterised by the fact that the compartment (2) is provided with a grip (3) in the form of a spatial element with a concave upper surface on which a set of parallel slots for coins (4) is made, the width of those slots (4) corresponds to the thickness of coins and the bottoms of the slots for coins (4) are situated on the concave surface, moreover, a set of parallel slots for flat objects (5) is situated perpendicularly to the slots for coins (4), while the width of slots for flat objects (5) is adjusted to the thickness of popularly used telephone cards and the like 2 The armrest according to claim 1 characterised by the fact that the grip (3) is situated in the front part of the compartment (2) 3 The armrest, according to claim 1 or 2, characterised by the fact that the set of slots for coins (4) in the grip (3) is located approximately parallel to the longitudinal axis of the armrest 4 The armrest according to the claim 1 or 2 or 3 characterised by the fact that the slots for flat objects (5) in the grip (3) are inclined towards the front of the armrest and the bottoms of the successive slots (5), in the direction from the front towards the back of the armrest, are situated each at a lower position

Inventors: DE FILIPPO EMILIO, DE FILIPPO, EMILIO
Applicants: GESTIND POLAND SP Z O O, GESTIND POLAND SP. Z O.O.
Application year: 2000
Main classification: B60N2
IPC codes: B60N2, B60R7