Patent ID: 6015198
Filing Date: 2000-01-18
Classification: B60N,B60R

Abstract:
A work station for use in an automobile, said work station comprising: a base adapted to be supported on an automobile front passenger seat readily enabling use by an occupant of the automobile from a driver seat, said base including a rear end, a front end, an inboard side, an outboard side and a top surface, said rear end being positionable toward a rear portion of the seat and said front end being positionable toward a front portion of the seat, said top surface including an immovable planar portion located adiacent to said front end of said base, said planar portion operating as support surface for articles being used by the occupant of the driver seat, at least one drawer located in said base and being laterally extendable from a stored position within said base to an inboard use position where said drawer is substantially outside of said base, said drawer including a receptacle cavity adapted for storing articles therein, said cavity being accessible when said drawer is in said use position and being inaccessible when said drawer is in said stored position, and support means located within said drawer for receiving a note pad thereon and readily permitting access from the driver seat to said note pad supported thereon, said support means including a removable tray located in said receptacle cavity, said tray capable of being maintained in an inclined position.