FLEXIBLE ARMREST CONSTRUCTION

摘要

A component has a support with a stiff section (34) and a flexible section (35). An incompressible resilient material (36), such as a gel, is supported on the flexible section. In one form, the component forms an armrest (32), with the support including upper (61) and lower sections (60) forming a loop. The upper section bridges between ends of the lower section and includes the flexible section, and a section of gel material is positioned on or molded onto the flexible section. In the armrest, the incompressible resilient material is sufficiently thick and resilient to comfortably support a person's forearm on the support yet further is sufficiently flowable and stretchable to at least partially move off a rib on the support and into the non-supporting areas when pressure is applied to the incompressible resilient material.