Patent ID: 8196985

Claim:
A console assembly for use in an automotive vehicle, the console assembly operable to create a reconfigurable storage compartment, the console assembly comprising: a housing having a first end wall and a pair of side walls spaced apart from the other, each of the pair of side walls extending from the first end wall to a free end so as to define a first storage compartment, and each of the pair of side walls further including an outer wall spaced apart an inner wall so as to define a slot extending longitudinally from the free end of respective side walls; and a storage box slidably engaged with the housing between a first position and a second position, the storage box having a second end wall and a pair of arms spaced apart from each other, and each of the pair of arms is configured to engage respective slots of the housing, each of the pair of arms slidably disposed between respective inner and outer walls of each of the pair of side walls, and the storage box is movable between the first and second positions so as to form a second storage compartment.