Patent ID: 8544928

Claim:
A storage compartment for a transportation vehicle, comprising: a door panel having a recess, wherein the door panel has a contoured shelf located above the recess, and wherein the contoured shelf has a concave edge for receiving the flexible spring piece in the closed position; a frame displaceable from the door panel and comprising a U-shaped member and a flexible spring piece, wherein the U-shaped member has a first terminus and a second terminus separated by a predetermined distance, wherein the flexible spring piece has first and second ends connected to the first terminus and the second terminus, respectively, and wherein the flexible spring piece has a length between the first and second ends greater than the predetermined distance so that the flexible spring piece tends to assume either a closed position proximate the recess or an open position away from the recess; a pocket cover having a front portion concealing the frame and having a folding side portion disposed between side and bottom edges of the frame and the door panel along corresponding edges of the recess; and a tether coupled to the frame for urging the frame toward the door panel while permitting top, bottom, and side edges of the frame to be moved away from the door panel.