Reconfigurable console mount
First Claim
1. A reconfigurable vehicle console, comprising:
- a pair of substantially rigid side panels, each side panel further comprising a wall portion formed with a support surface;
a pair of substantially rigid end panels substantially rigidly interconnected between the side panels adjacent to respective end portions thereof and spacing apart the respective support surfaces thereof;
a plurality of interchangeable face plates each comprising a pair of spaced apart nesting lip portions positioned to mate with the spaced apart support surfaces of the side panels;
a plurality of connectors operable for securing the nesting lip portions of the face plates to the support surface of each of the side panels; and
a single piece cup holder structured for coupling to the console, the cup holder comprising;
one or more beverage receptacle receivers each formed within a top plate thereof with an opening contiguous with an external surface thereof and sized to receive a beverage receptacle, anda plurality of accessory receivers each formed within the top plate with an opening contiguous with the external surface thereof, wherein at least one of the accessory receivers is formed with a different shape than the beverage receptacle receivers.
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Abstract
A reconfigurable vehicle console having a plurality of interchangeable overlapping face plates and a single piece cup holder that is structured for coupling to the console. The cup holder is either interchangeable with one of the face plates, or is connectable to an outside surface of the console proper. The cup holder includes one or more beverage receptacle receivers each molded continuous with a top plate thereof with an opening contiguous with an external surface thereof and sized to receive a beverage receptacle, and a plurality of accessory receivers each molded continuous with the top plate with an opening contiguous with the external surface thereof, wherein at least one of the accessory receivers is molded with a different shape than the beverage receptacle receivers.
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20 Claims
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1. A reconfigurable vehicle console, comprising:
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a pair of substantially rigid side panels, each side panel further comprising a wall portion formed with a support surface; a pair of substantially rigid end panels substantially rigidly interconnected between the side panels adjacent to respective end portions thereof and spacing apart the respective support surfaces thereof; a plurality of interchangeable face plates each comprising a pair of spaced apart nesting lip portions positioned to mate with the spaced apart support surfaces of the side panels; a plurality of connectors operable for securing the nesting lip portions of the face plates to the support surface of each of the side panels; and a single piece cup holder structured for coupling to the console, the cup holder comprising; one or more beverage receptacle receivers each formed within a top plate thereof with an opening contiguous with an external surface thereof and sized to receive a beverage receptacle, and a plurality of accessory receivers each formed within the top plate with an opening contiguous with the external surface thereof, wherein at least one of the accessory receivers is formed with a different shape than the beverage receptacle receivers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A reconfigurable vehicle console, comprising:
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opposing first and second substantially rigid side panels each comprising a wall portion with a mounting lip portion formed along a length thereof, opposing first and second substantially rigid end panels being substantially rigidly interconnected between first and second end portions of the side panels and spacing apart the respective mounting lip portions of the side panels a substantially uniform distance, the first end panel further comprising a tongue positioned along a joining edge thereof between the side panels, and the second end panel further comprising a support lip positioned along a joining edge thereof between the side panels; a plurality of interchangeable substantially rectangular face plates each comprising spaced apart nesting lip portions positioned to mate with the respective spaced apart mounting lip portions of the first and second side panels, and further comprising; a tongue positioned along a first joining edge thereof between the spaced apart nesting lip portions and positioned to mate in a lap joint with the support lip of the second end panel, a support lip positioned along a second joining edge thereof between the spaced apart nesting lip portions opposite from the tongue and positioned to mate in a lap joint with one of the tongue of the first end panel and a different one of the plurality of interchangeable face plates, and first and second connector clearance passages formed between inner and outer surfaces thereof adjacent to the respective nesting lip portions; a plurality of pairs of releasable connectors, each connector being operable through a respective one of the connector clearance passages of one of the face plates for securing the respective nesting lip portion to the mounting lip portion of the respective first and second side panels; and a single piece molded cup and accessory holder securable to either the respective spaced apart mounting lip portions of the first and second side panels or one of the first and second end panels, the single piece molded cup and accessory holder further comprising; a molded top plate, one or more beverage receptacle receivers each molded continuous with an inner surface of the top plate and extending therefrom with an opening contiguous with an outer surface thereof and sized to receive a beverage receptacle, and a plurality of accessory receivers each molded continuous with the inner surface of the top plate and extending therefrom with an opening contiguous with the outer surface thereof, wherein at least one of the accessory receivers is molded with a different shape than the beverage receptacle receivers. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A reconfigurable vehicle console, comprising:
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opposing first and second substantially rigid end panels, the first end panel being formed with an integral tongue formed substantially continuous therewith along an inwardly facing joining edge thereof, and the second end panel being formed with an integral support lip substantially continuous therewith along an inwardly facing edge thereof and positioned to receive thereover the tongue of the first end panel; opposing first and second substantially rigid side panels substantially uniformly spaced apart by the first and second end panels substantially rigidly interconnected therewith, each side panel further comprising a substantially rigid mounting lip portion each projected inwardly toward the opposing spaced apart side panel; a plurality of substantially rectangular interchangeable molded face plates, each face plate being molded with a substantially identical length sized to bridge the mounting lip portions of the substantially uniformly spaced apart first and second side panels and a width that is substantially equal to an integer multiple of a minimum unit width, and further comprising; a substantially planar outer molded surface and an opposing inner molded surface, opposing first and second joining edges integrally molded along the length thereof, a tongue integrally molded along the first joining edge thereof and positioned to be received on the support lip of the second end panel, a support lip integrally molded along the second joining edge thereof and positioned to receive there over either the tongue of the first end panel or the tongue of a different one of the plurality of face plates, opposing side nesting lip portions integrally molded between the opposing first and second joining edges thereof and positioned adjacent to opposite ends thereof to be received over a respective one of the inwardly projected support lip portions of the first and second side panels, and first and second connector clearance passages formed between the inner and outer surfaces and positioned adjacent to the respective opposing side lip portions; a detent locating the side nesting lip portions of different ones of the plurality of interchangeable molded face plates relative to the lip portions of the respective first and second side panels; a plurality of pairs of releasable connectors, different pairs of connectors connecting the side nesting lip portions of different ones of the plurality of interchangeable molded face plates with the lip portions of the respective first and second side panels; a substantially continuous molded cup and accessory holder, comprising; a molded top plate, a plurality of beverage receptacle receivers each molded continuous with an inner surface of the top plate and extending therefrom and comprising an opening thereinto formed contiguous with an outer surface thereof and sized to receive a beverage receptacle, and a plurality of accessory receivers each molded continuous with the inner surface of the top plate and extending therefrom and comprising an opening thereinto formed contiguous with the outer surface thereof, wherein at least one of the accessory receivers further comprises a substantially cylindrical tube sized for receiving at least one pencil sized object thereinto, and a different one of the accessory receivers further comprises a substantially flattened slot sized for receiving at least one credit card sized object thereinto; and a plurality of connectors connecting the cup and accessory holder with either the lip portions of the respective first and second side panels, or one of the first and second end panels. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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Specification