Center console having hidden storage
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorCharan Lota
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Abstract
A center console includes a bin and a cup holder. The bin has a bottom wall extending between a plurality of generally upright side walls. The cup holder is removably seated in the bin. The cup holder has a top face adapted to support a beverage container. The cup holder has a side face extending generally orthogonally between the top face and a bottom edge. The side face has an upper edge vertically spaced apart from a bottom end of the side face to receive a hand therethrough when the cup holder is partially lifted from the bin to facilitate removal of the cup holder from the bin.
Claims10
A center console for use in an interior of an automotive vehicle, the center console comprising:
- a bin having a bottom wall extending between a plurality of generally upright side walls;
- a cup holder removably seated in the bin, the cup holder having a top face adapted to support a beverage container, the cup holder having a side face extending generally orthogonally between the top face and a bottom edge, the side face having an upper edge vertically spaced apart from a bottom end of the side face to receive a hand therethrough when the cup holder is partially lifted from the bin to facilitate removal of the cup holder from the bin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.