Patent ID: 7980409

Claim:
A latching system for a vehicle storage console having a primary compartment having an opening and a secondary compartment pivotally mounted to the console to permit movement into and out of the opening, the latching system comprising: at least one lid pivotally attached to the console to move between a closed position and an open position relative to the opening; a first coupling configured to releasably attach the lid to the primary compartment to restrain the lid from moving from the closed position to the open position; a second coupling configured to releasably attach the lid to the secondary compartment so that when the lid moves from the closed position to the open position the secondary compartment is withdrawn from the opening and remains attached to the lid; first and second latches each mounted along an end of the lid in a side-by-side configuration, the first latch configured to detach the lid from the first coupling to permit the lid to move to the open position while still attached to the secondary compartment, thereby exposing the primary compartment; the second latch configured to detach the lid from both the first coupling and second coupling to permit the lid to move to the open position, detached from the secondary compartment, thereby exposing the secondary compartment; wherein the first and second latches each comprise respective first and second hand engageable contact surfaces, wherein one of the first and second contact surfaces of one of the first and second latches comprises a tactile differentiator configured to differentiate the first and second latches.