Patent ID: 8444196

Claim:
A console for a vehicle having a floor a driver seat and a passenger seat, comprising a first rail having a first guide; a second rail having a second guide, wherein the first rail and the second rail are implemented as freestanding brackets, the brackets are adapted to be mounted at least in the floor of the vehicle, the first guide and the second guide are configured to accommodate inserts between the first guide and the second guide; and a storage space between the inserts and the floor of the vehicle, wherein the storage space is configured to be accessible from the drivers seat beneath the first rail, from the passenger seat beneath the second rail, and from above between the first rail and the second rail, wherein the first rail and the second rail are mounted in an area of a rear end in the floor of the vehicle and are mounted in a retainer for the dashboard of the vehicle, the first rail and the second pair forming a load path (L 3 ) between the retainer and the floor during a frontal crash.