Modular overhead console assembly for a vehicle
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1. A modular overhead console assembly for mounting to a roof of a vehicle within a passenger compartment of the vehicle, said assembly comprising:
- a pair of supports having surfaces adapted to be mounted substantially against the roof of the vehicle and further having oppositely disposed surfaces;
a plurality of cross-members spanning said pair of supports and having surfaces adapted to be mounted substantially against the roof of the vehicle and further having oppositely disposed surfaces, wherein at least one of said plurality of cross-members and said plurality of longitudinally extending supports is adapted to be secured to the roof of the vehicle;
a headliner positioned substantially against said oppositely disposed sides of said pair of supports and said plurality of cross-members;
a pair of rails at least partially mounted against at least a portion of said oppositely disposed side of said plurality of cross-members with said at least a portion of said headliner disposed therebetween, said pair of rails comprising;
a pair of module rails including rail bases at least partially mounted against at least a portion of said oppositely disposed side of said plurality of cross-members, said plurality of module rails including rail heads extending from said rail bases wherein tracks are defined between said rail heads and said rail bases; and
a pair of rail covers mounted to said pair of module rails; and
at least one movable module slidably mounted to said pair of module rails and interlockable therewith along at least a portion of the length thereof, said at least one movable module including a base having a portion thereof extending into said tracks.
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Abstract
A modular overhead console assembly adapted to be mounted to a roof of a vehicle within a passenger compartment of the vehicle. The modular overhead console assembly includes a rail that has a rail base and a rail head extending from the rail base, wherein a track is defined between the rail head and the rail base. The modular overhead console assembly further includes a movable module that slidably mounts to the rail along at least a portion of the length thereof. The movable module includes a base having a portion thereof extending into the track.
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40 Claims
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1. A modular overhead console assembly for mounting to a roof of a vehicle within a passenger compartment of the vehicle, said assembly comprising:
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a pair of supports having surfaces adapted to be mounted substantially against the roof of the vehicle and further having oppositely disposed surfaces;
a plurality of cross-members spanning said pair of supports and having surfaces adapted to be mounted substantially against the roof of the vehicle and further having oppositely disposed surfaces, wherein at least one of said plurality of cross-members and said plurality of longitudinally extending supports is adapted to be secured to the roof of the vehicle;
a headliner positioned substantially against said oppositely disposed sides of said pair of supports and said plurality of cross-members;
a pair of rails at least partially mounted against at least a portion of said oppositely disposed side of said plurality of cross-members with said at least a portion of said headliner disposed therebetween, said pair of rails comprising;
a pair of module rails including rail bases at least partially mounted against at least a portion of said oppositely disposed side of said plurality of cross-members, said plurality of module rails including rail heads extending from said rail bases wherein tracks are defined between said rail heads and said rail bases; and
a pair of rail covers mounted to said pair of module rails; and
at least one movable module slidably mounted to said pair of module rails and interlockable therewith along at least a portion of the length thereof, said at least one movable module including a base having a portion thereof extending into said tracks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A modular overhead console assembly adapted to be mounted to a roof of a vehicle, said modular overhead console assembly comprising:
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a plurality of cross-members having oppositely disposed ends and further having sides adapted to be mounted against the roof of the vehicle and also having oppositely disposed surfaces;
a plurality of rails at least partially mounted against at least a portion of said oppositely disposed surfaces of said plurality of cross-members, said plurality of rails including rail bases mounted against at least a portion of said oppositely disposed surfaces of said plurality of cross-members at said oppositely disposed ends thereof such that said plurality of cross-members extend substantially laterally between and at least partially overlap said plurality of rails, said plurality of rails including rail heads extending from said rail bases wherein tracks are defined between said rail heads and said rail bases; and
at least one movable module slidably mounted to said plurality of rails and interlockable therewith along at least a portion of the length thereof, said at least one movable module including a base having a portion thereof extending into said tracks. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A modular overhead console assembly adapted to be mounted to a roof of a vehicle, said modular overhead console assembly comprising:
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at least one rail including a rail base and a rail head extending from said rail base wherein a track is defined between said rail head and said rail base, said at least one rail including a series of longitudinally spaced apart engagement elements extending along at least a portion of its length; and
at least one movable module slidably mounted to said pair of module rails and interlockable therewith along at least a portion of the length thereof, said at least one movable module including a base having a portion thereof extending into said tracks. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A module adapted for use with a modular overhead console assembly adapted to be mounted to a roof of a vehicle, said modular overhead console assembly including a plurality of rails including rail bases and rail heads extending from said rail bases wherein tracks are defined between said rail heads and said rail bases, said module comprising:
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a housing;
a base supporting said housing, said base having a portion thereof extending into said tracks, wherein said module is slidably mounted to said plurality of rails and is adapted for default engagement with a portion of at least one of said pair of rails and for selective disengagement from said portion of said at least one of said pair of rails.
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