Patent ID: 7658357

Claim:
A mounting bracket for an automotive console positioned between adjacent seats of an automotive vehicle, said console having at least one sidewall which extends upwardly from a floor of the vehicle, said mounting bracket comprising: a base adapted for connection to the floor of the vehicle, a central leg which extends upwardly from said base, said central leg having a vertically extending lower portion, a vertically extending upper portion and a curved middle portion which connects said lower portion of said central leg to said upper portion of said central leg, said middle portion of said central leg extending in a transverse plane so that said upper portion of said central leg is offset from said lower portion of said central leg, a top attached at one end to an upper end of said upper portion of said central leg, said top having a portion which lies in substantially a horizontal plane and is spaced from and overlies a portion of said middle portion of said central leg, said top adapted for connection to the console, and a side flange attached to a second end of said top so that said top is positioned in between said side flange and said central leg, said side flange adapted to abut against the console sidewall.