Adjustable armrest device for securing in a cup holder of a vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9403455-B2
Application number	US-201414491342-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 19, 2014
Priority date	Sep 19, 2014
Publication date	Aug 2, 2016
Grant date	Aug 2, 2016

Abstract

An adjustable armrest device is provided for securing in a cup holder of a vehicle. The device includes a pedestal, an armrest and a connecting structure for adjustably securing the armrest to the pedestal.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. An adjustable armrest device for securing in a cup holder of a vehicle, comprising:
a pedestal, wherein said pedestal includes a tapered cylindrical sidewall, wherein said tapered cylindrical sidewall has a first end having a diameter (D 1 ) and a second end having a diameter (D 2 ) where D 1 <D 2 and said first end is closed;
an armrest, wherein said armrest includes a base and a mounting stem, said mounting stem secured to a first side of said base and a cushion secured to a second side of said base; and
a connecting structure for adjustably securing said armrest to said pedestal via a threaded connection, wherein said connecting structure includes mating threads on said second end of said tapered cylindrical sidewall and said mounting stem.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein said diameter (D 1 ) at said first end of said tapered cylindrical sidewall is between about 68 mm and about 70 mm so as to be properly received in the cup holder of the vehicle.

3. The device of claim 2 , wherein said diameter (D 2 ) at said second end of said tapered cylindrical sidewall is between about 82 mm and about 84 mm.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein a closed storage compartment is defined in said pedestal by said tapered cylindrical sidewall, said closed first end and said armrest secured in said second end.

5. The device of claim 4 , wherein said base is arcuate.

6. The device of claim 5 , wherein said cushion has a longitudinal axis and said cushion is arcuate along said longitudinal axis so as to provide a bowed support surface.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Degenkolb Jay Robert

Classifications

• B60N2/4686

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• A47C7/54

  Supports for the arms · CPC title

• B60N2/4673 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B60R99/00

  Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass · CPC title

• B60N2/00

  Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles (railway seats B61D33/00; cycle seats B62J1/00; aircraft seats B64D11/06, B64D25/04, B64D25/10) · CPC title