Patent ID: 9694754
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: B60Q,B60R

Claim:
1. A vehicle storage compartment assembly comprising: a vehicle body structure including a floor and a side wall that at least partially define a vehicle cargo area, the side wall having an upper end structured with an overhanging portion that extends inboard from the side wall above the floor, one of the overhanging portion and the side wall having an inboard surface with a first electrical fixture and a second electrical fixture attached thereto that are spaced apart from one another, the second electrical fixture being installed to the inboard surface of the side wall at a location vertically lower than and rearward of the first electrical fixture; and a storage compartment assembly having a main body including an inboard panel and an outboard panel spaced apart from one another and fixedly coupled to one another defining a storage compartment and a side compartment section therebetween, the side compartment section being separated from the storage compartment, the storage compartment assembly being moveable between an uninstalled orientation in which the main body is separated from the side wall and an installed orientation in which the outboard panel of the main body is directly fastened to the side wall, the outboard panel of the storage compartment assembly including a first fixture opening aligned with the first electrical fixture and a second fixture opening aligned with the second electrical fixture with the storage compartment assembly in the installed orientation such that with the storage compartment assembly in the installed orientation the first electrical fixture is only accessible from within the storage compartment, the second electrical fixture is only accessible from within the side compartment section and with the storage compartment assembly in the un-installed orientation the first electrical fixture and the second electrical fixture are accessible from and open to the vehicle cargo area; the storage compartment assembly further including a first lid opening open to the storage compartment proximate to the first fixture opening and a first lid installed to the storage compartment assembly and being movable between a closed orientation covering the first lid opening and concealing the first fixture opening and an open orientation exposing the first lid opening, the storage compartment and the first fixture opening, the first lid pivoting about a first axis that extends horizontally in a vehicle longitudinal direction, the storage compartment assembly further includes a second lid opening open to the side compartment section providing access to the second electrical fixture, with a second lid installed to the storage compartment assembly and being movable between a closed orientation covering the second lid opening and concealing the second electrical fixture and an open orientation exposing the second lid opening, the side compartment section and the second electrical fixture, the second lid pivoting about a second axis that extends horizontally in a direction such that the first axis and the second axis define an obtuse angle therebetween.