Multi-purpose automotive console device

A console device for vehicles, said console device comprising:

• a multiple use storage area having a bottom wall and an upwardly extending peripheral wall about at least a portion of said bottom wall defining a forward receiving area having front and rear surfaces, a divider member extending upwardly from said bottom wall within said forward receiving area and at least partially between said front and rear surfaces, said divider member having an arcuate cross-sectional conformation which arches from its largest upwardly extending dimension adjacent one of said front and rear surfaces in a generally downward direction toward said bottom wall and its smallest dimension adjacent the other of said front and rear surfaces, said divider member further having an outer surface which includes a resilient friction surface;
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• at least one opening for receiving the lower portions of a cup or other drinking vessel, said opening having a bottom wall, front and rear walls, and at least one side wall member generally defining a cup receiving area, an adjustable cup holder arm extending at least partially between said front and rear walls and having an inner edge for defining an adjustable portion of said cup receiving area, said holder arm being adjustably attached to one of said front and rear walls, and a plurality of interlocking elements provided on said holder arm and the wall to which said holder arm is attached for selective adjustment and locking of said holder arm relative to said side wall member.

A console device for vehicles, said console device comprising:

• a multiple use storage area having a bottom wall and an upwardly extending peripheral wall about at least a portion of said bottom wall defining a forward receiving area having front and rear surfaces, a divider member extending upwardly from said bottom wall within said forward
• receiving area and at least partially between said front and rear surfaces, said divider member having a width appropriately sized to receive and support eyeglasses, and an arcuate cross-sectional conformation which arches from its largest upwardly extending dimension adjacent one of said front and rear surfaces in a generally downward direction toward said bottom wall and its smallest dimension adjacent the other of said front and rear surfaces;
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• at least one opening for receiving the lower portions of a cup or other drinking vessel, said opening having a bottom wall, front and rear walls, and at least one side wall member generally defining a cup receiving area wherein said side wall member extends to a height at least equal to the height of an adjustable cup holder arm, said adjustable cup holder arm extending at least partially between said front and rear walls and having an inner edge for defining an adjustable portion of said cup receiving area, said holder arm being adjustably attached to one of said front and rear walls, and a plurality of interlocking elements provided on said holder arm and the wall to which said holder arm is attached for selective adjustment and locking of said holder arm relative to said side wall member.

A console device for vehicles, said console device comprising:

• a multiple use storage area having a bottom wall and an upwardly extending peripheral wall about at least a portion of said bottom wall defining a receiving recess having front and rear surfaces, a divider member extending upwardly from said bottom wall within said recess and between said front and rear surfaces, said divider member having an arcuate cross-sectional conformation, and a space along said bottom wall between said divider member and at least one of said front and rear surfaces;
• at least one opening for receiving the lower portions of a cup or other drinking vessel, said opening having a bottom wall, front and rear walls, and at least one side wall member generally defining a cup receiving area, an adjustable cup holder arm extending between said front and rear walls and having an inner edge for defining an adjustable portion of said cup receiving area, said holder arm being adjustably attached to one of said front and rear walls, and a plurality of interlocking elements provided on said holder arm and the wall to which said holder arm is attached for selective adjustment and locking of said holder arm relative to said side wall member;
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• a generally open receiving area, and a removable storage member selectively and at least partially received in said receiving area in one of a plurality of stable and distinct use positions relative to said receiving area, wherein said receiving area comprises side walls having upper edges, and said storage member comprises a support rail on one or more of its wall members which corresponds to and is supported by an upper edge of a receiving area when said storage member is in its forwardly angled position.

A console device for vehicles, said console device comprising:

• a forward receiving area having a bottom wall and an upwardly extending peripheral wall about at least a portion of said bottom wall defining a receiving recess having front and rear surfaces, a divider member extending upwardly from said bottom wall within said recess and between said front and rear surfaces, said divider member having an arcuate cross-sectional conformation, and a space
• along said bottom wall between said divider member and at least one of said front and rear surfaces;
• at least one opening for receiving the lower portions of a cup or other drinking vessel, said opening having a bottom wall, front and rear walls, and at least one side wall member generally defining a cup receiving area, an adjustable cup holder arm generally extending between said front and rear walls and having an inner edge for defining an adjustable portion of said cup receiving area, said holder arm being adjustably attached to one of said front and rear walls, and a plurality of interlocking elements provided on said holder arm and the wall to which said holder arm is attached for selective adjustment and locking of said holder arm relative to said side wall member;
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• a generally open rearward receiving area, and a removable storage member selectively and at least partially received in the console in one of a plurality of stable and distinct use positions, wherein said storage member comprises a bottom and a plurality of wall members extending away from said bottom wall to define a storage space there within and a support ledge adjacent its bottom which can selectively interact with at least a portion of the rearward receiving area to maintain a forwardly angled use position.