Arm rest device

Claim 1

An arm rest device for removable and adjustable attachment to a window well formed by a panel of an automobile or the like, said panel having an upper, horizontally disposed windowsill, the windowsill having an opening passing into the window well and an inside, vertically disposed surface, said arm rest device comprising: (a) a horizontally disposed planar support member for providing a continuous, substantially planar support surface; (b) a vertically disposed bowed tongue connected to said support member to form a substantially T-shaped device and to divide said support member into a leading portion and a trailing portion; (c) a lip extending generally vertically downward from and connected to said trailing portion of said support member, said lip being spaced from said tongue a distance to permit said lip to be inserted through the opening and into the window well, said tongue extending along the inside vertically disposed surface and said trailing portion overlying at least a portion of the windowsill, whereby said arm rest device is releasably retained on the automobile panel, said leading portion extending from the windowsill into the interior of the automobile and said support surface extends over the windowsill to provide an extended arm rest area, said tongue has an end portion curved toward said lip to form a concave surface toward said inside surface, said tongue being of a length greater than that of said lip, wherein the tip of the end portion rests upon the inside surface to provide a maximum spring length and corresponding spring action when an arm is rested upon said support surface.