Patent ID: 8191953

Claim:
A console storage system for a vehicle, comprising: a pivotable lid; a striker movable with the lid; a pawl mounted in a fixed location for selectably receiving the striker, wherein the pawl is movable between a latching position and a release position, wherein the pawl holds the striker so that the lid is held closed when in the latching position, and wherein the pawl has a cam surface; a spring-loaded cam follower at least in partial contact with the cam surface and movable between an extended position and a retracted position to provide a first resistance to motion of the pawl from the latching position to the release position, wherein the first resistance is easily overcome by manual manipulation by a user; a movable lever having an activated position and a deactivated position, wherein the activated position interferes with movement of the pawl from the latching position to the release position; and an inertial sensor for moving the movable lever to the activated position in response to a predetermined acceleration.