Vehicle console

Patent 5397160 Issued on March 14, 1995. Estimated Expiration Date:

August 2, 2013. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Patent References

Console for van-type vehicles
Patent #: 4087126
Issued on: 05/02/1978
Inventor: Wynn

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Inventor

Landry, Richard P.

Application

No. 100756 filed on 08/02/1993

US Classes:

296/37.8, Accessible from within passenger compartment224/539, Complementary to vehicle224/929ARTICLE CARRIER FOR ELECTRICAL DEVICE

Examiners

Primary: Kramer, Dean J.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Brooks & Kushman

Foreign Patent References

2677592 FR 12/21/1992
3530654 DE 03/21/1987
242751 JP 10/21/1988
4063739 JP 02/21/1992
5000641 JP 01/21/1993
8807460 WO 10/21/1988

International Class

B60R 011/02

Abstract

A vehicle console (18) has a housing (22) including an upper compartment (30) with mounting portions (48,50,52) for mounting a video unit (32) in an inclined orientation. A screen (34) of the video unit is observed through an opening (46) in a rear end (38) of an upper compartment closure (36). The inclined mounting of the video unit (32) causes it to load a connection (40) of the upper closure (36) without excessively loading a latch (44) thereof upon abrupt vehicle deceleration. A ratchet and strap assembly (98) provides for convenient securement of the console and includes a ratchet (100) and a strap (102) having connectors (108) for attaching the strap to the vehicle whereupon the strap is tightened by the ratchet. The console housing (22) also includes a lower compartment (78) for an operating unit for the video unit (32) as well as including upper and intermediate forward compartments (82,84) and a rear intermediate compartment ( 94).