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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2006
Filed:
May. 19, 2005
Alan Sturt, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
James a Mulvihill, Berkley, MI (US);
James Hutek, St. Clair Shores, MI (US);
Alan Sturt, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
James A Mulvihill, Berkley, MI (US);
James Hutek, St. Clair Shores, MI (US);
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
An automotive console includes a console body adapted to be installed in the passenger compartment of a vehicle and includes a storage compartment having an opening for storing one or more items. The console further includes a console lid having a first lid portion pivotally coupled with the console body and movable relative thereto between an open and closed position. The console lid further includes a second lid portion pivotally coupled with the first lid portion and movable relative to the first lid portion between a first position and a second position. The second lid portion includes at least one convenience feature adapted for use by a second row occupant when the first lid portion is in the open position and the second lid portion is in the second position.