Arm rest for a vehicle seat

Claim 1

Arm rest for a vehicle seat, such as an airplane passenger seat or a bus seat, comprising: a hollow support including an opening in one side wall; a control device which is constructed to be received within said opening of said side wall of said support; said control device having extended portions disposed on opposite sides thereof which engage the narrow edges of said opening and extend beyond said opening; a flexible tongue connected to said side wall, the free end of said tongue extending toward one side of said control device to prevent lateral shifting of said control device when in a locking position, said tongue being deflected out of said locking position into a release position where shifting of said control device toward said tongue is allowed; a stop means for limiting the degree to which said tongue can be deflected into the interior of said support; a stiffening body arranged within said support, said stop means being formed by a surface of said stiffening body; said surface being canted to correspond to the maximum deflection position of said tongue; whereby said extended portion of said control device opposite said tongue can be disengaged from the edge of said opening.