Patent ID: 7841640

Claim:
A rest for use in a vehicle adjacent a seat of the vehicle, the rest comprising: a housing; said housing including a base that at least in part defines an internal storage space for the support of items in the storage space and on the base; said housing constructed and arranged to support the base of the housing so that the position of the housing is adjustable between a position closer to the seat and a position farther from the seat; a lid mounted over the housing: a pivot for the lid to provide two different pivot positions of the lid including a closed position and an open position thereof; said lid having first and second contiguous, but differently sloping top face surfaces including a first surface and a second surface; said pivotally mounted lid in the closed position thereof enabling the foot of the user to rest on the first surface, and in the open position thereof allowing access to the storage space while at the same time enabling the calf of the user to rest on the first surface.