Patent ID: 6042168
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A storage device for an interior passenger compartment of a vehicle comprising:a seating area having an orientation offset from a horizontal plane, said seating area having lateral sides; anda container having lateral sides facing respectively said lateral sides of said seating area; anda guide means formed between respective said lateral sides of said seating area and said lateral sides of said container, said guide means for allowing movement of said container within said seating area, said guide means for allowing said container to reside in an open position relative to said seating area in an orientation different than said orientation of said seating area, said guide means comprising:an orientation rail extending along and parallel to said orientation of said seating area for at least a portion of a length of said seating area, said orientation rail having a diverging section at a proximal end thereof which diverges from said orientation of said seating area, said orientation rail having a stop formed at an end of said diverging section;a guide rail extending along and parallel to said orientation of said seating area for at least a portion of the length of said seating area;a first protuberance received within said orientation rail; anda second protuberance received within said guide rail, said second protuberance pivotally received in said guide rail when said first protuberance enters an area of said diverging section.