Patent ID: 7159920

Claim:
A modular overhead console assembly and headliner combination for use in a passenger compartment of a vehicle, the combination comprising: a headliner comprising a structural member having an upper surface attachable to a vehicle roof and a lower surface; an overhead console housing configured for attachment adjacent to the lower surface of the headliner, the console housing having a lower surface and opposing pivotally mounted first and second doors at least partially covering the lower surface; and at least one module received in a channel in the lower surface of the console housing having at least one storage module releasably securable and adjustably positionable relative to the overhead console housing, the at least one storage module includes a housing having a top surface, a bottom surface, a sidewall extending therebetween defining a receiving area therebetween accessible through an opening in the sidewall, wherein the at least one storage module further comprises a locking mechanism disposed on the top surface of the housing for releasably securing the storage module to the console housing.