Removable storage module for vehicle
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1. A removable storage module and headliner combination for use in a passenger compartment of a vehicle, the combination comprising:
- a headliner with a storage module receiving area formed therein;
a securement portion disposable proximate the storage module receiving area;
a storage module removably positionable in the storage module receiving area, the storage module including a housing having a top surface and a bottom surface having a storage area defined thereon, a fastener associated with the housing and configured to engage the securement portion and a storage area defined in the housing; and
a visor assembly mountable to the headliner, the visor assembly includes a visor body that is pivotable between a use position and a stored position in which the visor body at least partially covers the storage module when the combination is mounted in the vehicle.
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Abstract
A removable storage module assembly configured for securement to the headliner in a passenger compartment of a vehicle. The headliner includes a storage module receiving area formed therein having a securement portion disposed proximate the receiving area. A storage module having a housing, a fastener associated with the housing configured to engage the securement portion and a storage area defined in the housing is removably positioned in the storage module receiving area.
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19 Claims
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1. A removable storage module and headliner combination for use in a passenger compartment of a vehicle, the combination comprising:
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a headliner with a storage module receiving area formed therein;
a securement portion disposable proximate the storage module receiving area;
a storage module removably positionable in the storage module receiving area, the storage module including a housing having a top surface and a bottom surface having a storage area defined thereon, a fastener associated with the housing and configured to engage the securement portion and a storage area defined in the housing; and
a visor assembly mountable to the headliner, the visor assembly includes a visor body that is pivotable between a use position and a stored position in which the visor body at least partially covers the storage module when the combination is mounted in the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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2. (canceled)
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11. A removable storage module assembly for use with a vehicle having a headliner, the headliner having an opening formed through the headliner, the module assembly comprising:
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a storage module receiving panel disposed within the opening in the headliner, the panel having a top surface having a fastener securable to the headliner and a bottom surface having a securement portion; and
a storage module removably attachable to the storage module receiving panel, the storage module including a housing having a bottom surface that defines a storage area and a top surface having a fastener extending therefrom adapted to engage the securement portion on the storage module receiving panel. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A removable storage module assembly for use with a vehicle having a headliner, the headliner having a pocket formed in a lower surface of the headliner including a retainer clip disposed in the pocket, the storage module assembly comprising:
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a mounting portion having an outer surface including a mounting pin extending from the outer surface removably attachable to the retainer clip and an inner surface that defines a recess;
a storage compartment disposed in the recess having a plurality of pockets adapted to receive one or more disc media;
a trim ring releasably secured to the inner surface of the mounting portion securing the storage compartment to the mounting portion; and
a cover portion hingedly attached to the mounting portion for covering the storage compartment. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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15. (canceled)
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