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  • Collapsible armrest system with pull cup
    Patent number: 7661751
    Abstract: A pull cup in a vehicle door is solidly connected to the door inner panel by mechanical fastening. The armrest substrate structure is also solidly connected to the door inner panel by mechanical fastening. The armrest substrate has a pull cup-receiving cavity formed therein as is generally known in the art. The pull cup is not mechanically fastened to the armrest substrate. This arrangement is strong in tension but is weak in compression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Vikram Gokhale, John Pinkerton, Krish Aekbote, Glen Ursaki