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Thanks that's something I had not considered - will look into it. James

Danger, Thanks for the advice - I see the benefits, especially due to the height restriction - getting the bell crank packaged in such a small space was going to be a headache. Will keep you posted. Cheers again.

PS - I forgot to mention (although it is a small note on one of my sketches!) the whole mech has to be encapsulated within a 0.90" height due to being housed within the armrest. J

Hi all, Here are some basic sketches of the button / latch positions I have to work with. I have uploaded them to auctionpix.com webspace for ease of viewing. Application 1 arrangement... http://auctionpix.co.uk/users/kvq1336679.jpg Application 2 arrangement...

Danger, thanks for the reply. I had been thinking along those lines also. I'm working on some basic sketches & will upload them to webspace tomorrow (Sat), I need to get this figured out over the coming weekend so I know where I am going next week. Its getting there! Cheers for the advice so far.

Hi all, Thanks for the constructive points so far. Just to clarify - it is not my intention to go into huge detail or expose confidential design material, I merely need some assistance in the process of constructing a basic mechanism. Pointers / help, that's all. I have a blank sheet of...

Hi, OK thanks for the good advice, I will get my sketches scanned & put them online. Cheers, James

Hi guys, I've been dropped in at the deep end at work, tasked with designing a latching mechanism for an armrest on a luxury aircraft seat - It has to work on a remote latch principle, ie by pushing a sprung-loaded button downwards to actuate a link arm via a pivot, which then retracts the...