Patent ID: 8449029

Claim:
An armrest assembly comprising: an armrest extending between a proximal end and an opposite distal end, said armrest movable between a generally vertical stowed position and a generally horizontal deployed position; a bracket including a slot having a first angled portion connected with a second generally vertical portion, said second generally vertical portion connected with a third arcuate portion; and first and second pins extending laterally from said proximal end of said armrest, said first and second pins pivotally and slidably coupled to said slot, wherein said first pin travels along said first angled portion of said slot and said second pin travels along said second generally vertical portion of said slot in response to pivotal movement of said armrest, thereby lifting said armrest, and wherein said first pin remains at the transition between said first angled portion and said second generally vertical portion of said slot and said second pin travels along said third arcuate portion in response to further pivotal movement of said armrest between said stowed position and said deployed position.