Patent ID: 8141759

Claim:
A container assembly for use in a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, said container assembly comprising: a housing having a storage space and an opening providing access to the storage space; a door pivotally coupled to the housing for movement about a first pivot between a closed position and an open position so as to allow access to the storage space; an arm having opposite proximal and distal ends, the proximal end of the arm being pivotally coupled to the housing and providing movement of the arm about a second pivot, the arm having a cam surface extending between the proximal and distal ends; and a biasing member continuously biasing the arm toward the first pivot; and a cam coupled to the door and movable about the first pivot, the cam contacting the arm and disposed between the biasing member and the second pivot, the cam having first and second lobes disposed on opposite sides of a center portion, both of the first and second lobes contacting the cam surface when the door is in the closed position, one of either the first or second lobe and the center portion contacting the cam surface so as to place the door in the open position.