Patent ID: 7914059

Claim:
A reconfigurable vehicle console, comprising: a pair of substantially rigid side panels, each side panel further comprising a wall portion formed with a support surface; a pair of substantially rigid end panels substantially rigidly interconnected between first and second end portions of the side panels and spacing apart the respective support surfaces thereof; a plurality of interchangeable face plates each comprising: a pair of spaced apart nesting lip portions positioned to mate with the spaced apart support surfaces of the side panels, a tongue formed along a first joining edge thereof between the spaced apart nesting lip portions, a support surface formed along a joining second edge thereof between the spaced apart nesting lip portions opposite from the tongue and positioned to mate with the tongue of a different one of the face plates, and one or more of the face plates further comprising a cutout positioned between the nesting lip portions and the first and second joining edges and sized to receive an equipment piece therethrough; and a plurality of connectors operable for securing the nesting lip portions of the face plates to the support surface of each of the side panels.