Automotive console having a double hinged lid

An automotive console for use with a passenger compartment of a vehicle, comprising:

• a console body adapted to be installed in the passenger compartment and including a storage compartment for storing one or more items, said storage compartment having an opening for accessing the items in said storage compartment;
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• a console lid, comprising:
• a first lid portion pivotally coupled with said console body and moveable relative to said console body between an open position wherein said first lid portion is oriented in a substantially upright direction and a closed position wherein said first lid portion overlies a first portion of said opening;
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• a second lid portion pivotally coupled with said first lid portion and moveable between a first position and a second position relative to said first lid portion, wherein said second lid portion is oriented in a substantially horizontal direction when said first lid portion is in the open position and said second lid portion is in the second position, and wherein said second lid portion overlies a second portion of said opening different from said first portion of said opening when said first lid portion is in the closed position and said second lid portion is in the first position;
• said second lid portion including at least one convenience feature adapted for use by a second row occupant when said first lid portion is in the open position and said second lid portion is in the second position.

An automotive console for use with a passenger compartment of a vehicle, comprising:

• a console body adapted to be installed in the passenger compartment;
• a console lid having a first lid portion pivotally coupled with said console body at one end of said first lid portion and a second lid portion pivotally coupled with said first lid portion at an opposed end of said first lid portion, said first lid portion moveable to a position oriented in a substantially upright direction, said second lid portion moveable to a position oriented in a substantially horizontal direction when said first lid portion is oriented in the substantially upright direction;
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• at least one convenience feature associated with said second lid portion and adapted to be provided to a second row vehicle occupant at an increased height with respect to said console body when said first lid portion is oriented in the substantially vertical direction.