Patent ID: 7641284

Claim:
An armrest, comprising: a cover having one of: at least one guide, and at least first and second guide grooves; a base having the other of the at least one guide and the guide grooves, wherein: the at least one guide and the guide grooves extend longitudinally in a sliding direction, the first and second guide grooves are disposed laterally opposite to one another and each includes at least one recess, the respective recesses face one another in a lateral direction, transverse to the sliding direction, the at least one guide extends laterally into at least one of the recesses, and the cover and the base are slideably engaged with one another by the at least one guide and the guide grooves in the sliding direction; and at least one leaf spring integrally depending from the at least one guide and laterally extending into the one of the recesses such that the at least one leaf spring is biased: (i) transversely to both the lateral direction and the sliding direction, and (ii) toward a surface of the one of the recesses for providing a biasing force to retard the slideable engagement of the cover and the base.