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US 9,809,173 B2Granted
Deployable center console
AssigneeFca US LLC
InventorsCarl Mather, Kenric P Socks
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Abstract
A storage console for a vehicle is provided and may include a housing movable from a stowed position to an upright position. The housing may include a top surface that is substantially flush with a floor of the vehicle in the stowed position and is spaced apart from the floor in the upright position.
Claims18
A storage console for a vehicle having a floor, the storage console comprising:
- a housing movable from a stowed position disposed beneath the floor to an upright position extending from the floor and defining a first storage area in said stowed position, said housing including side walls that expand a size of said first storage area when said housing is moved into said upright position, the side walls moving away from one another when said housing is moved from said upright position to said stowed positon.
A vehicle comprising:
- a floor pan defining a floor;
- a first seat assembly supported by said floor;
- a second seat assembly supported by said floor;
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- a storage console disposed between said first seat assembly and said second seat assembly and including a housing movable from a stowed position disposed beneath the floor to an upright position extending from the floor and defining a first storage area in said stowed position, said housing including side walls that expand a size of said first storage area when said housing is moved into said upright position, the side walls moving away from one another when said housing is moved from said upright position to said stowed positon.
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