Patent ID: 6926333

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 elongated channel formed through the structural member of the headliner; an overhead console housing configured for securement in the elongated channel in the headliner, the console housing having an upper wall including a plurality of slots, opposing sidewalls extending vertically from the upper wall, a plurality of opposing rails disposed on the sidewalls adjacent the plurality of slots and a lower surface opening to an accessory module receiving area; and at least one accessory module selectively positionable and removably attachable to the overhead console housing, the at least one accessory module including opposing first and second console dividers mountable between the plurality of opposing rails and defining a storage area therebetween, each having at least one retainer clip extending from a top surface of the console divider to engage the slots in the accessory module receiving area, a door pivotally mounted to the first console divider and releasably secured to the second console divider.