Seat arm rest

Claim 1

An arm support for a seat, said arm support comprising a control housing adapted for mounting to a seat, said control housing defined by inner and outer faces and an end face, a throughbore extending between said inner and outer faces, a first slotted passage defined in said housing oriented transverse of said throughbore and communicating therewith, a second slotted passage defined in said housing spaced from and generally coaxial with the throughbore, said second slotted passage partially communicating with the first slotted passage, a stop pin shiftably housed in said second slotted passage between a first position not in communication with said first slotted passage, and a second position interrupting said first slotted passage, said arm support further including an arm rest having a connecting rod, said connecting rod extending into said throughbore, a guide pin fastened to said connecting rod and radially shiftably fitted in said first slotted passage between a generally horizontal down position and a generally vertical raised position, said stop pin in said second position constituting means for limiting movement of said guide pin and arm rest towards said raised position.