Portable storage unit for vehicle seat

Abstract

A portable storage unit for a vehicle seat includes a generally rectilinear housing having a plurality of pull-out drawers and a fixed shelf with an overlying cover serving as a writing surface. The drawers and shelf may be compartmentalized to provide storage compartments for various articles such as pens, pencils, paper, and food articles, such as packets of condiments. The storage unit may have a beanbag-type flexible container secured along its bottom surface enabling the flexible container to conform to the contours of the vehicle seat such that the flexible container maintains the overlying housing in a stable, upright position on the seat. Personal safety and security features may include a telephone handset and cord carried by the housing whereby use of a telephone may be simulated by the driver, as well as a mannequin which can be extended from the housing to simulate the appearance from outside the vehicle of another individual with the driver. In another form, the housing includes a plurality of stacked trays with interfitting elements preventing relative lateral movement and enabling uppermost trays to be removed from lower trays. One or more drawers may be provided each tray. The stacked trays are carried on a base platform secured to the flexible container.

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