Patent ID: 6386409
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
A storage box for use with vehicles comprising:a) a base structure; b) a lid, pivotally connected to the base structure, shaped to enclose a portion of the base structure; c) divider means, pivotally connected to the base structure, for dividing the storage box into two compartments for holding articles; d) divider coupling means, connected to the divider means and the lid, for releasably coupling the divider means to the lid; and e) lid coupling means, connected to the lid and the base structure, for releasably coupling the lid to the base structure, and having a first coupling position occurring when the lid is in an opened position; and f) the lid coupling means comprises a lid latch, coupled to the lid, and lid actuator means, rotatably coupled to the base structure, for engaging and latching the lid latch while in the first coupling, opened position; g) the lid actuator means comprises a hooking cam for facilitating closing and securing the lid to the base structure, the hooking cam on the lid actuator engages the lid latch device while the lid is in an opened position such that, as the lid actuator is rotated, the lid latching means tracks along the hooking cam of the lid actuator wherein the lid is pulled down, the lid being securely closed upon complete travel of the lid latch device along the hooking cam, the lid actuator means rotating substantially 180 degrees such that the lid latch is forced through cam action motion.