US 8,556,320 B2 · Console box

Abstract

A console box placed in a vehicle passenger compartment includes a console body for storing articles, a lid located on a top surface of the body, and a storage portion formed on a back surface of the lid for storing a small item. The storage portion is opened in response to opening of the lid, and is closed in response to closing of the lid. The lid has one end attached to the body through support shafts such that the lid pivots between open and closed positions. The storage portion has one end attached to the lid through support shafts such that the storage portion pivots between open and closed positions. The lid has a free end opposite the one end thereof and the storage portion has a free end opposite the one end thereof. The free ends face in the same direction.

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Dependent claims

A console box placed in a passenger compartment of a vehicle, the console box comprising:

a console body for storing a first article;
a lid portion located on a top surface of the console body and movable between an open position and a closed position relative to the console body;
and
a storage portion formed on a back surface of the lid portion for storing a second article,
wherein the storage portion is configured to move to an open position relative to the lid portion, keeping a predetermined angle relative to the lid portion, when the lid portion is moved to the open position relative to the console body, and to move to a closed position relative to the lid portion in response to movement of the lid portion to the closed position relative to the console body.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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