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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2004
Adam Canni, Marlton, NJ (US);
Scott Shields, White Lake, MI (US);
Clifford Krapfl, Chicago, IL (US);
Adam Canni, Marlton, NJ (US);
Scott Shields, White Lake, MI (US);
Clifford Krapfl, Chicago, IL (US);
International Automotive Components Group North America, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An overhead console assembly for a vehicle includes accessory module compartments selectively positioned and removably secured to the overhead console for storing materials within the compartments. The overhead console includes a first console housing disposed to an miner surface of a structural member of a headliner assembly on a roofline of a vehicle, a second console housing disposed on the structural member of the headliner spaced apart from the first console housing and a center console housing disposed between the first and second console housings. At least one accessory module is removably secured to the center console housing. The at least one accessory module includes a housing, a storage area defined within the housing to retain materials stored within, and at least one securing member coupling the at least one module to a securement surface provided on the center console housing.