Patent ID: 8517444

Claim:
A reconfigurable console assembly for a vehicle, the reconfigurable console assembly comprising: a stationary wall adapted for attachment to the vehicle; a reconfigurable wall having a stationary end, a movable end, and a substantially constant length, the stationary end attached to the stationary wall, the movable end being configured to move between a stowed position and a deployed position, the reconfigurable wall being configured to flex along a longitudinal axis as the movable end moves between the stowed position and the deployed position, and the stationary wall and the reconfigurable wall defining a storage bin when the movable end is in the deployed position; a constraining element connected to the movable end, the constraining element configured to constrain the movable end to remain in the stowed position when the movable end is in the stowed position and to constrain the movable end to remain in the deployed position when the movable end is in the deployed position; wherein the movable end is disposed proximate the stationary wall when the movable end is in the stowed position and wherein the movable end is spaced apart from the stationary wall when the movable end is in the deployed position.