Patent ID: 7708328
Filing Date: 2010-05-04
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A device holder and storage compartment for use in a motor vehicle comprising: a drawer having a generally horizontal bottom surface, a front member, a back end wall oppositely disposed from said front member, a first side wall and a second side wall adjoining said front member and said back end wall, said walls being generally vertical in orientation and said drawer operable to slide between a closed position at least partially within a dashboard and an open position at least partially extended from said dashboard; said drawer also having a generally vertical dividing wall spaced apart from said front member and defining a front region between said dividing wall and said front end wall and a rear region between said dividing wall and said back end wall; and a front cover moveably attached to said drawer proximate said front end wall and moveable between a closed position and an open position, said front cover generally vertical and adjacent to said front end wall of said drawer when in said closed position and spaced apart from said front end wall when in said open position; wherein said front member has a non-linear top edge; said open position of said front cover operable to allow viewing of a front surface of a device being held in said front region of said drawer.