Adjustable armrest for automobile console

A console assembly providing an adjustable armrest in an automotive vehicle, the assembly comprising:

• a center console positioned between a pair of seats in the vehicle and having a storage compartment therein, the storage compartment accessible by an opening in an upper portion of the console;
• a lid for covering the opening in the storage compartment, the lid having an outer surface for receiving an arm of a vehicle occupant thereon;
• hinge means for allowing the lid to pivot between a closed position covering the opening and an open position uncovering the opening, the hinge means mounted to a rear portion of the console and a rear end of the lid having a side-to-side axis so that the lid pivots upwardly about a rear end of the console between the closed position and the open position, the hinge means comprising a console plate attached to the console and a lid plate attached to the lid;
• slide means for allowing the lid to move longitudinally with respect to the console over the storage compartment between an aft position in which the lid covers the opening and a fore position in which a rear portion of the opening is uncovered;
• a cover plate for covering the rear portion of the opening when the lid is in the fore position;
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• wherein the slide means comprises a sleeve, formed by a sleeve plate below and a bottom surface of the lid above, said sleeve receiving portions of the cover plate and the lid plate by friction fit for slidable movement relative thereto.