Patent ID: 7802832

Claim:
A reconfigurable vehicle console, comprising: opposing first and second substantially rigid side panels, each side panel further comprising an upper mounting lip; opposing first and second substantially rigid end panels substantially rigidly interconnected between first and second end portions of the side panels; a plurality of substantially rectangular removable panels comprising opposing side lip portions sized to mate with a respective one of the upper mounting lip of the first and second side panels, and further comprising: a tongue positioned along a first edge thereof between the opposing side lip portions, a groove positioned along a second edge thereof between the opposing side lip portions opposite from the tongue and sized to mate therewith, first and second clamp actuator receivers formed therethrough and spaced inwardly of the respective side lip portions, and one or more of the panels further comprising a cutout positioned between the side lip portions and the first and second edges and sized to receive an equipment piece therethrough, and one or more fastener receivers structured for retaining the equipment piece relative thereto; a plurality of pairs of quick release clamps, each quick release clamp comprising an actuator operable through a respective one of the clamp actuator receivers of one of the panels, and a jaw portion, the jaw portion of each clamp being responsive to actuation of the actuator for moving between a first unclamped state extended over the respective side lip portion and spaced away therefrom, and a second clamped state adjacent to the respective side lip portion with a portion of the upper mounting lip of the respective first and second side panel clamped therebetween.