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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2014
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Keith Daniel Roupe, Allen Park, MI (US);
Randall Walter Lomako, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A motor vehicle storage compartment includes a housing defining an interior storage space and a top having a cutout defining a rear lip for supporting at least a portion of an item. A pivoting front support is provided, configured to bias between an open position and a closed position. A retainer is provided to keep the front support in the closed position. When biased to the closed position, the front support defines a lip for supporting an opposed portion of the item. When biased the front support the open position, the item falls into the storage compartment interior storage space for retrieval.