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A component has a support with a stiff section and a flexible section. An incompressible resilient material, such as a gel, is supported on the flexible section. In one form, the component forms an armrest, with the support including upper and lower sections forming a loop. The upper section bridges

A component has a support with a stiff section and a flexible section. An incompressible resilient material, such as a gel, is supported on the flexible section. In one form, the component forms an armrest, with the support including upper and lower sections 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.

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1. An armrest comprising:an armrest-supporting structure adapted for connection to a chair base; an armrest member supported by the armrest-supporting structure and including at least one stiff section and a flexible section connected to the stiff section, the stiff section being located in a perime

1. An armrest comprising:an armrest-supporting structure adapted for connection to a chair base; an armrest member supported by the armrest-supporting structure and including at least one stiff section and a flexible section connected to the stiff section, the stiff section being located in a perimeter area of the armrest member and including a mount secured to the armrest-supporting structure; and a section of incompressible resilient material coupled to and supported by the flexible section, the incompressible resilient material being molded onto the flexible section and covering the at least one stiff section; and wherein the flexible section includes ribs spaced apart to define apertures therebetween.