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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 10, 1996
Patrick J Carlsen, St. Clair Shores, MI (US);
Daniel E Hawkins, Milford, MI (US);
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A console assembly for use with a pair of seats in the forward passenger compartment of an automotive vehicle including a seatback portion that may be positioned in a contiguous fashion between the seatbacks of the front seat assemblies and pivoted to a generally horizontal position to provide an armrest, and an auxiliary seat having a second lower portion normally positioned below the seatback portion when the latter assumes a generally horizontal position, the second lower portion being pivotally mounted on a housing member secured to the vehicle body structure and adjustable forward to an inverted position, the second lower portion having a cup retaining portion and a storage bin portion arranged in transverse, side-by-side relationship whereby the cup retaining portion and the storage bin are located for easy access by a vehicle driver or passenger.