Automobile console
AssigneeAllied Plastics, Inc.
InventorCornelius D. Page, Jr.
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Abstract
An automobile console is provided which is adapted to hold various articles in an organized fashion adjacent the driver or passenger, and which is able to be positioned either on the automobile hump, or retained on the seat. The console includes a hinged lid for selectively covering either one of two article receiving receptacles, and which further serves as an armrest or writing support when the console is positioned on a seat. The console also includes an elongate flat extension which is pivotally connected to the bottom wall of the console, and which is adapted to extend outwardly from the console and be positioned between the seat cushions of the automobile to securely hold the console on the seat.
Claims12
A molded plastic console adapted for use in an automobile to retain various articles at a convenient location adjacent the driver or passenger, and characterized by the ability to also function as an armrest or writing support while being retained upon the automobile seat, and comprising
- an integral molded plastic body comprising
- (a) a support skirt having a rectangular outline in plan view and composed of a pair of opposing parallel end walls and a pair of opposing parallel side walls, with said end and side walls defining a top side and a bottom side of the console, and
- (b) interior wall means dividing at least a substantial portion of the area within said end and side walls into two side-by-side receptacles of like rectangular outline,
- a planar lid having a rectangular outline generally conforming to that of each of said receptacles,
- hinge means mounting said lid for pivotal movement about an axis disposed immediately above and aligned between said receptacles, whereby said lid may be selectively pivoted to cover either of said receptacles and is adapted to function as an armrest or a writing support in either position,
- an elongate flat extension, and
- means mounting said extension to said body adjacent one of said end walls, and such that the extension projects a substantial distance beyond said one end wall and is adapted to be retained between the cushions of the seat.
A molded plastic console adapted for use in an automobile to retain various articles at a convenient location adjacent the driver or passenger, and characterized by the ability to also function as an armrest or writing support, and comprising
- a support skirt having a rectangular outline in plan view and composed of a pair of opposing parallel end walls and a pair of opposing parallel side walls, and with said end and side walls defining a top side and a bottom side of said console,
- a medial wall extending transversely between said side walls at a location intermediate said end walls and lying in a plane which is parallel to said end walls,
- a divider wall lying in a plane parallel to and equally spaced between said side walls and extending between said medial wall and one of said end walls, to thereby define two side-by-side receptacles of like rectangular outline occupying the area between said medial wall and said one end wall,
- a pair of generally planar bottom walls respectively closing the bottom of each of said receptacles,
- a planar lid having a rectangular outline generally conforming to that of each of said receptacles, and
- hinge means mounting said lid for pivotal movement about an axis disposed along said divider wall and immediately adjacent the top side thereof, whereby said lid may be selectively pivoted to cover either of said receptacles and is adapted to function as an armrest or a writing support in either position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.