Offset dual pawl armrest latch

A latch assembly for a compartment of a vehicle interior, the latch assembly comprising:

• a frame having a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, and wherein the frame is fixed to a cover of the compartment, the third portion of the frame has a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first portion of the frame extends at a first angle from the first end of the third portion of the frame and the second portion of the frame extends at a second angle from the second end of the third portion of the frame;
• a first pawl member having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a first pawl, a button, and a first pivot slot, and wherein the first pawl member is slidingly disposed in the first portion of the frame, the button of the first pawl member is disposed on the first end of the first pawl member, the first pivot slot of the first pawl member is disposed proximate the second end of the first pawl member, and the first pawl of the first pawl member extends from a center section of the first pawl member;
• a second pawl member having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a center section, a second pawl, and a second pivot slot, and wherein the second pawl member is slidingly disposed in the second portion of the frame, the second pawl of the second pawl member extends from the first end of the second pawl member, and the second pivot slot is disposed proximate the second end of the second pawl member;
• a lever member having a first and a second pivot pin and a center hub, and wherein the center hub is rotatably supported by the third portion of the frame, the first pivot pin is disposed in the first pivot slot of the first pawl member, and the second pivot pin is disposed in the second pivot slot of the second pawl member;
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• a resilient member disposed between the lever member and the frame, and wherein the resilient member urges the lever member to a first position relative to the frame.

A center console for a vehicle, the center console comprising:

• a compartment having an interior surface forming a first, a second, a third, and a fourth walls, and wherein the compartment is fixed to a floor of the vehicle;
• an armrest cover assembly having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a latch assembly;
• a hinge disposed on the first end of the armrest cover assembly and a top edge of the first wall of the compartment;
• wherein the latch assembly comprises:
• a frame having a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, and wherein the frame is fixed to the armrest cover assembly, the third portion of the frame has a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first portion of the frame extends at a first angle from the first end of the third portion of the frame and the second portion of the frame extends at a second angle from the second end of the third portion of the frame;
• a first pawl member having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a first pawl, a button, and a first pivot slot, and wherein the first pawl member is slidingly disposed in the first portion of the frame, the button of the first pawl member is disposed on the first end of the first pawl member, the first pivot slot of the first pawl member is disposed proximate the second end of the first pawl member, and the first pawl of the first pawl member extends from a center section of the first pawl member;
• a second pawl member having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a center section, a second pawl, and a second pivot slot, and wherein the second pawl member is slidingly disposed in the second portion of the frame, the second pawl of the second pawl member extends from the first end of the second pawl member, and the second pivot slot is disposed proximate the second end of the second pawl member;
• a lever member having a first and a second pivot pin and a center hub, and wherein the center hub is rotatably supported by the third portion of the frame, the first pivot pin is disposed in the first pivot slot of the first pawl member, and the second pivot pin is disposed in the second pivot slot of the second pawl member;
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• a resilient member disposed between the lever member and the frame, and wherein the resilient member urges the lever member to a first position relative to the frame.