Patent ID: 7748762

Claim:
A console and armrest assembly for a vehicle, comprising: a console base defining a first storage area and a first storage area opening for providing access to said first storage area; a first intermediate member pivotally connected to said base and configured to selectively close said first storage area opening, said first intermediate member defining a second storage area and a second storage area opening for providing access to said second storage area; a second intermediate member pivotally connected to said first intermediate member and configured to selectively close said second storage area opening, said second intermediate member defining a third storage area and a third storage area opening for providing access to said third storage area; an armrest cover configured to selectively close said third storage area opening; a first latching mechanism for selectively locking said first intermediate member in a closed position on said console base wherein said first intermediate member closes said first storage area opening; a second latching mechanism for selectively locking said second intermediate member in a closed position on said first intermediate member wherein said second intermediate member closes said second storage area opening, said second mechanism being secured to a longitudinally extending side wall of the second intermediate member; and a third latch mechanism for selectively locking said armrest cover in a closed position on said second intermediate member wherein said armrest cover closes said third storage area opening, said third latching mechanism being secured to a longitudinally extending side wall of the armrest cover and being disposed on an opposite side of the console and armrest assembly as said second latching mechanism.