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US 10,946,803 B2Granted
Bin for a vehicle console having orthogonally positioned walls attached at living hinges
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorGregory Thomas
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Abstract
A vehicle console includes a housing having an interior volume. A console bin is disposed within the interior volume. The console bin is an injection molded member having a base and a plurality of bin walls coupled to the base at living hinges, wherein the plurality of bin walls form an interior surface that extends orthogonally from the base.
Claims11
A vehicle comprising:
- a center console disposed within a passenger cabin;
- and
- a bin disposed within the center console, wherein the bin includes a plurality of walls that are coupled to a base at respective living hinges, wherein each wall of the plurality of walls is selectively operable from a planar position, co-planar with the base, to a container position perpendicular to the base and defining a vertical interior surface of the bin, wherein upper edges of the plurality of walls in the container position include connecting edges that connect to an upper perimeter of the center console.
A vehicle console comprising:
- a housing having an interior volume;
- a console bin disposed within the interior volume, the console bin being an injection molded member having a base and a plurality of bin walls coupled to the base at living hinges, wherein the plurality of bin walls form an interior surface that extends orthogonally from the base;
- a lid that selectively encloses the interior volume;
- and
- a clip member formed within a wall of the plurality of bin walls, wherein the clip member selectively engages a latch of the lid to define a closed position of the lid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.