Patent ID: 7766408

Claim:
A center console assembly, comprising: an armrest having an upper support linearly displaceable relative to a lower carriage with a pivot support bracket; a bin mounted to the vehicle, said bin having an open top and a pair of sides, said lower carriage mounted to said bin, so that said armrest may pivot between open and closed positions relative said bin; a lever mounted to the armrest for selectively moving pins into and out of engagement with one of forward, nominal and rearward pin seating locations defined in opposing tracks extending along top sides of said bin for permitting said armrest to displace forward and rearwardly relative said bin; said lever further comprising a forward-most extending grasping portion and an interiorly supported bracket exhibiting a widthwise pivot location, said support bracket terminating at interior displacement inducing locations with first and second link arms associated with linkages interconnecting said lever with said pins; and said interior displacement inducing locations associated with said support bracket further comprising interior window portions, through which seat upwardly extending and angled ramps associated with forward locations of said link arms, rotation of said lever and support bracket causing said angled ramps to coact against said window portions and said link arms to forwardly displace.