Patent ID: 6840566

Claim:
An arm support for a vehicle door, comprising: a frame, the frame comprising a platform, a lip, and a support panel; the platform having an outer platform edge, an inner platform edge, an upper platform surface, and a lower platform surface; the lip having an upper lip edge and a lower lip portion, the upper lip edge being contiguous with at least a portion of the outer platform edge and operable to transmit a mechanical load to the outer platform edge, the lower lip portion operable to be inserted between an inner surface of a vehicle door window and an inner channel edge of a vehicle door window channel; the support panel having an upper panel edge, an inner panel surface, and an outer panel surface, the upper panel edge being contiguous with at least a portion of the inner platform edge and operable to transmit a mechanical load to the inner platform edge, and at least a portion of the inner panel surface operable to exert pressure against an interior panel of the vehicle door; and a shell, the shell comprising a cover material laminated to a cushioning material, the shell covering at least portions of the lip, the upper platform surface, and the outer panel surface.