Console assembly with visible guide

A console assembly for a motor vehicle comprising:

• a front console body having a pair of front side walls, each of said front side walls having a top edge portion and a back edge portion, each of said front side walls also having a bracket attached thereto, said bracket having a generally vertical flange spaced apart from said back edge portion and a bottom ledge attached to and extending between said generally vertical flange and said back edge portion, said generally vertical flange and said bottom ledge providing a slot with a closed bottom end and an open top end;
• a back console body having a pair of back side walls, each of said back side walls having a hook with a first leg that is oriented in a generally horizontal direction and a second leg extending from said first leg in a generally vertical direction;
• each of said hooks located within one of said slots and each of said second legs engaged with one of said bottom ledges when said back console body is attached to said front console body;
• wherein said pair of slots and said pair of hooks are located such that there is an unobstructed line-of-sight between said pair of slots and an individual looking down on said front console body and said back console body during assembly thereof.

A process for installing a console assembly in a motor vehicle, the process comprising:

• providing a front console body having a front side wall with a top edge portion and a back edge portion, the front side wall also having a slot oriented in a generally vertical direction and having a closed bottom end, an open top end and a pair of sides bounded by a generally vertical flange and the back edge portion, the closed bottom end bounded by a bottom ledge and the open top end bounded by the top edge portion on one side and the generally vertical flange spaced apart from the top edge portion on another side;
• providing a back console body having a back side wall with an upper edge portion, the back side wall having a hook proximate to the upper edge portion, the hook having a first leg oriented in a generally horizontal direction and a second leg extending from the first leg in a generally vertical direction;
• aligning the back console body behind and in-line with the front console body;
• and
• visually, and with an unobstructed line-of-sight, sliding the hook of the back console body into the slot of the front console body and engaging the second leg of the hook with the closed bottom end of the slot.