Patent ID: 7806470

Claim:
A vehicle armrest assembly having an armrest base unit and at least one auxiliary unit mounted to the base unit, characterized by: the base unit having a tub and a cover, the tub and cover forming an opening in a side of the base unit, a side portion of the tub forming a channel member which forms an upwardly opening channel having a bottom wall, a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls, the bottom wall having an elongated slot formed therein, an outer side wall of the tub forming one of the side walls of the channel member; and the auxiliary unit extending through said opening and having an attachment member and a module which projects upwardly and away from the attachment member, the attachment member being received by and coupled to the channel member and positioned above the bottom wall, the attachment member being attached to said bottom surface by a fastener member which extends through the slot so that the attachment member is slidable within the channel member.