Patent ID: 7210725

Claim:
An equipment console for supporting add-on equipment in a vehicle driver compartment having a dashboard, climate control panel, floor and driver seat, the equipment console comprising: a console body having sidewall members comprising a pair of sides, a top, and a bottom, wherein said pair of sides are substantially planar and extend substantially parallel to each other; said console body further comprises a front and a back, wherein said front is angled no more than substantially 45 degrees from vertical when installed on the floor of a vehicle driver compartment; each of said sides has a back edge; each of said top and bottom have back edges; said back is disposed substantially opposite said front and is defined by the back edges of the sidewall members, wherein said back edges of the sides have a contour with a shape that substantially conforms to at least a portion of the dashboard; at least one of said back edges of said sides includes at least one tab for securing the console body to the vehicle driver compartment, wherein said back is proximate said dashboard when installed in the vehicle driver compartment; said bottom includes at least one slot for securing the console body to the vehicle driver compartment; said front having a front face, said front face is angled toward the dashboard when the console body is installed in the vehicle driver compartment; said console body further comprises a hollow interior region for housing the add-on equipment; said front face includes an opening communicating with said hollow interior region; at least one mounting flange is disposed on the front, wherein said at least one mounting flange at least partially surrounds said opening; said at least one mounting flange includes equipment mounting means; said top and sides are substantially planar and at least a portion of said bottom is substantially planar; said bottom is disposed substantially opposite said top and said portion of the bottom is substantially parallel to the top; said console body comprises substantially a wedge shape; the distance between the front face and the back defines a depth that varies from the top to the bottom, wherein the depth at the top is less than the depth at the bottom; said front further comprises an upper panel portion disposed on an end of the opening proximate the top; and said upper panel portion includes an upper opening for mounting the climate control panel in the vehicle driver compartment.