Portable car console
AssigneeAllied Plastics, Inc.
InventorNeal N. Mankey
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Abstract
The disclosed invention relates to a car console having an adjustable foot so that the console can be placed and leveled on different kinds of car seats despite their different slopes and shapes. The support leg can be placed in various positions along the length of the bottom of the console to raise or lower the height of the rear of the console. Further, the support leg can be removed altogether if the console is placed on a flat or substantially flat surface.
Claims12
A console adapted for use on a downwardly sloping car seat of the type that slopes generally downwardly from front to rear and which console is characterized by the ability to properly hold various articles such as beverage containers, notepads, pens and the like, and particularly in a substantial horizontal orientation despite the slope of the car seat, said console comprising
- a body comprising top, bottom, side and end walls defining a front portion and a rear portion, each of said front and rear portions comprising a substantial portion of said body,
- said top wall of said body further comprising means for receiving and supporting various articles,
- said bottom wall further comprising means for being rested on a sloping car seat with said front portion of said body toward the front of the car seat and said rear portion toward the rear of the car seat, and
- a supporting member carried by said rear portion of said body and extending downwardly from said bottom wall for supporting said rear portion on the car seat with said top wall of said body substantially horizontal despite the slope of the car seat, and
- adjusting means located on said bottom wall at said rear portion thereof for adjusting the longitudinal position of said supporting member with respect to the front portion of said body to thereby increase or decrease the angle between the front portion and the bottom of the supporting member to thereby level the top wall with respect to a sloping car seat regardless of the degree of slope of the seat, and
- wherein said adjusting means on said bottom wall of said rear portion comprises a plurality of receiving means longitudinally spaced along said bottom wall, and said supporting member comprises engaging means for detachable attachment to said receiving means for attaching said supporting member to any one of a plurality of locations along the length of said bottom wall of said rear portion.
A combination of a console with a downwardly sloping car seat of the type that slopes generally downwardly from front to rear, and which console is characterized by the ability to properly hold various articles such as beverage containers, notepads, pens and the like, despite the slope of the car seat, said combination comprising:
- a sloping car seat, and
- a console, said console further comprising:
- a body comprising top, bottom, side and end walls defining a front portion and a rear portion, each of said front and rear portions comprising a substantial portion of said body, and wherein a first portion of said bottom wall substantially corresponds to said front portion of said body and a second portion of said bottom wall substantially corresponds to said rear portion of said body;
- said top wall of said body further comprising means for receiving and supporting various articles,
- said bottom wall further comprising means for being rested on a sloping car seat with said front portion of said body toward the front of the car seat and said rear portion toward the rear of the car seat, and
- a supporting member carried by said rear portion of said body and extending downwardly from said bottom wall for supporting said rear portion on the car seat with said top wall of said body substantially horizontal despite the slope of the car seat, and
- adjusting means located on said bottom wall at said rear portion thereof for adjusting the longitudinal position of said supporting member with respect to the front portion of said body to thereby increase or decrease the angle between the front portion and the bottom of the supporting member to thereby level the top wall with respect to a sloping car seat regardless of the degree of slope of the seat, and
- wherein said rear portion of said bottom wall comprises a plurality of receiving means longitudinally spaced along said bottom wall and said supporting member comprises engaging means for detachable attachment to said receiving means so that the supporting member can be attached to any one of a plurality of locations along the length of the bottom wall of said rear portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.