Patent ID: 6676185
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
An apparatus for storing items within a vehicle compartment, wherein the vehicle component includes a floor, the apparatus comprising:a base configured to be disposed on a vehicle floor and having an exposed surface; a rear panel pivotally attached to the base and comprising opposite front and rear sides and opposite first and second end portions, wherein the rear panel is pivotable about a first axis between a closed position wherein the front side is in overlying, face-to-face relation with the base surface and an open position wherein the rear panel is disposed substantially transverse to the base surface; a pair of partition panels pivotably attached to the base surface in adjacent, spaced-apart relationship, wherein each partition panel is movable about respective second and third axes that are transverse to the first axis between a stored position in face-to-face relation with the base surface and an operative position disposed substantially transverse to the base surface and to the rear panel; and a handle connected to the pair of partition panels that is configured to be grasped by a user and to move the partition panels in tandem from the stored positions to the operative positions.