Patent ID: 8701819

Claim:
A vehicle assembly including a center console for installation around a vehicle shifter assembly, the assembly comprising: a main body, the main body including a shifter assembly mounted thereto; an elongated bracket mounted to the shifter assembly, the elongated bracket extending on a transverse axis within the vehicle, the elongated bracket having two spaced apart arms extending away from each other, the elongated bracket having at least two spaced apart protrusions, the spaced apart protrusions positioned on each of the spaced apart arms; and the console having at least two elongated portions, the elongated portions each having an inner wall, the inner wall of each of the at least two elongated portions having means to accept the at least two protrusions of the elongated bracket; wherein the console having the at least two elongated portions is mounted over the shifter onto the elongated bracket allowing the at least two protrusions of the elongated bracket to attach to the means to accept the at least two protrusions thereby eliminating the need for additional bolts.