Patent ID: 7631917
Filing Date: 2009-12-15
Classification: B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle console/shifter arrangement comprising: a vehicle floor portion having a plurality of first fastener parts spaced apart from one another in a first mounting pattern; a shifter base member having a plurality of first alignment portions and a plurality of oversized fastening apertures arranged in a second mounting pattern that align with the first mounting pattern; a plurality of second fastener parts installed to and engaged with the first fastener parts of the vehicle floor portion and extending through the oversized fastening apertures for movement between an adjusting orientation and a securing orientation, the oversized fastening apertures having a prescribed dimension with respect to the first and second fastener parts such that the shifter base member is movable in a plurality of alignment directions relative to the vehicle floor portion when the second fastener parts are in the adjusting orientation; and a console member including a horizontal console portion arranged to at least partially cover the shifter base member and an inclined console portion arranged to at least partially cover an instrument panel, the horizontal console portion having a plurality of second alignment portions engaged with the first alignment portions such that the console member and the shifter base member move together as a single unit in the alignment directions while the second fastener parts are in the adjusting orientation.