Patent ID: 7093873

Claim:
An apparatus for storing items within a vehicle compartment, wherein the vehicle compartment includes a floor, wherein a receptacle is formed within the floor, the apparatus comprising: a cover pivotally attached to the floor and comprising opposite front and rear sides and opposite first and second end portions, wherein the cover is movable between a closed position wherein the front side is in overlying, face-to-face relation with the floor and an open position wherein the cover is disposed substantially transverse to the floor; a wall pivotally attached to the cover front side and movable between a stored position in face-to-face relation with the cover front side and an operative position disposed substantially transverse to the floor and to the cover, and wherein the wall comprises a member that is configured to releasably engage the receptacle when the wall moves to the operative position; and a spring that biases the wall to a predetermined position when the cover is moved from the closed position to the open position.