Patent ID: 8465076

Claim:
A console assembly for use in an automotive vehicle, the console assembly comprising: a first storage area having a first floor disposed on a generally horizontal plane, a pair of first side walls, a first front wall, and a first back wall having a top edge; a second storage area having a pair of second side walls, a second back wall, a top wall, a second floor and a second opening spaced apart and opposite the second back wall, the second opening extending between each second side wall in the pair of second side walls, the second storage area disposed above the first floor of the first storage area, the second opening generally parallel to the second back wall of the second storage area, the second floor angled relative to the first back wall of the first storage area, the second back wall completely elevated relative to the top edge of the first back wall; and a slidable support, the slidable support disposed along a plane generally parallel to the second floor of the second storage area, the slidable support spaced apart from the top wall, the slidable support configured to slide between a covered position and a retracted position, wherein in the covered position the slidable support covers the first storage area, and in the retracted position the slidable support is disposed within the second storage area and between the pair of second side walls so as to provide access to the first storage area.