Patent ID: 7104580
Filing Date: 2006-09-12
Classification: B60N,B60R

Abstract:
1. A floor console system for use in a vehicle having a seating row with a first seat and a second seat spaced apart within the vehicle and mounted to a floor of the vehicle, the floor console system comprising: a base disposed above the floor of the vehicle between the first seat and the second seat; a first panel rotatably coupled directly to the base; a second panel rotatably coupled directly to the base wherein the first panel and the second panel are rotatable between a lowered position and a raised position; a first flexible member coupled to the first panel and to the second panel; a second flexible member coupled to the first panel and to the second panel, wherein a storage area is defined by the first panel, the second panel, the first flexible member, the second flexible member, and the base when the first panel and the second panel are rotated to the raised position; a module configured to be removably retained when being at least partially disposed in the storage area; wherein the floor console provides a low profile condition when the first panel and the second panel are in the lowered position and provides an additional storage area condition when the first panel and the second panel are rotated to the upright position.