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An arm-rest for a vehicle seat comprises an arm-rest carrier confined to substantially translatory vertical motion and an arm-rest member pivoted to the arm-rest carrier to tilt between a normal horizontal orientation and an out-of-the-way vertical orientation. A pawl and ratchet mechanism defines s

An arm-rest for a vehicle seat comprises an arm-rest carrier confined to substantially translatory vertical motion and an arm-rest member pivoted to the arm-rest carrier to tilt between a normal horizontal orientation and an out-of-the-way vertical orientation. A pawl and ratchet mechanism defines several positions of heightwise adjustment of the arm-rest carrier, at each of which it is held against descent, but is can be readily raised from a lower to an upper limit of its vertical motion. At said upper limit a pawl latch captivates the pawl, holding it away from the ratchet to permit descent of the arm-rest carrier. At said lower limit the pawl latch is disengaged from the pawl, which re-engages the ratchet. A locking element movable on the arm-rest carrier is biased to a locking position in which it engages the arm-rest member to hold the same in its horizontal orientation; but in a raised releasing position of the arm-rest carrier the locking element is disengaged from the arm-rest member to allow it to be tilted to its vertical orientation, from which it can be tilted back to horizontal in any position of the arm-rest carrier.

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An arm-rest assembly for a seat having structure comprising stationary parts, said arm-rest assembly being characterized by: A. an arm-rest carrier supported and guided for movement along a defined path adjacent to one side of the seat, to and from a release position, and maintained in a substantial

An arm-rest assembly for a seat having structure comprising stationary parts, said arm-rest assembly being characterized by: A. an arm-rest carrier supported and guided for movement along a defined path adjacent to one side of the seat, to and from a release position, and maintained in a substantially fixed orientation relative to said stationary parts; B. an arm-rest member pivoted to said arm-rest carrier to swing relative thereto about a tilting axis that extends sidewardly relative to said seat, said arm-rest member (1) having an elongated portion that extends transversely to said tilting axis and (2) having a pair of abutment surfaces that are spaced from said tilting axis in opposite directions lengthwise of said elongated portion; C. an abutment on the arm-rest carrier, engageable by one of said abutment surfaces on the arm-rest member to define a normal orientation of the latter to and from which it is tiltable and in which its said elongated portion extends substantially horizontally; D. a locking element carried by said arm-rest carrier and movable relative thereto to and from a holding position towards which the locking element is biased and in which a supporting surface on the locking element engages the other of said abutment surfaces to releasably confine the arm-rest member in its normal orientation; and E. cooperating abutment means on said structure and on said locking element, arranged to be engaged by movement of the arm-rest carrier to its said release position, and by engagement of which the locking element is moved out of its holding position to free the arm-rest member for swinging about said tilting axis to and from a tilted orientation in which said elongated portion extends substantially vertically.