Patent ID: 7980416

Claim:
A storage bin assembly for use in a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, said storage bin assembly comprising: a storage bin having an external surface; a housing having an opening for receiving the storage bin, the housing further including a pair of side walls, the storage bin removably mounted between the pair of side walls; at least one retainer clip disposed on either the external surface of the storage bin or the side wall of the housing, at least one boss extending from the other of the external surface of the storage bin or the side wall of the housing, the side wall in a plane normal to the at least one boss, the boss extending through the at least one retainer clip for pivotally interconnecting the storage bin to the housing for movement between open and closed positions relative to the housing, the retainer clip having an open end facilitating removal of the storage bin from the housing and reinstallation of the storage bin to the housing; and a track comprising spaces apart upper and lower guide walls disposed on either the external surface of the storage bin or the side wall of the housing, a guide pin extending from the other of the external surface of the storage bin or the side wall of the housing, the guide pin slides between the upper and lower guide walls of the track during the movement of the storage bin between the open and closed positions, the track having an open end opening towards the opening of the housing facilitating removal of the guide pin from the track and reinstallation of the bin to the housing track.