Patent ID: 6926332
Filing Date: 2005-08-09
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An articulating storage compartment suitable for use in a door trim panel comprising: a storage bin having a front, a back, two sides, a closed bottom and an open top, adaptable to be mounted in an opening in a door trim panel; each of said two sides having located near the top of said storage bin an articulating track with a locking portion toward the front of said storage bin into which a guide boss located on said door trim panel is mounted; each of said two sides further having located near the bottom of said storage bin a rotational track providing for the pivoting and vertical movement to allow locking of said storage bin into which a guide boss located on said door trim panel is mounted; thereby providing for the opening outward of said door trim panel and for closing inward of said door trim panel an articulating storage compartment that is positioned in a locked position when fully closed within said door trim panel.