US 12,351,132 B2
Collapsible vehicle interior console
Sven Christopherson, West Bloomfield, MI (US)
Assigned to Faurecia Interior Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed by Faurecia Interior Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed on Oct. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/971,967.
Prior Publication US 2024/0131993 A1, Apr. 25, 2024
Prior Publication US 2024/0227683 A9, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. B60R 7/04 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 7/04 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle interior console comprising a plurality of walls and an annular rim, the console being changeable between a deployed configuration, in which each wall is vertical, and a stowed configuration, in which each wall is horizontal,
wherein the plurality of walls defines a collapsible body having a length, a width, and a height when the console is in the deployed configuration, the height being greater than the length, the width, or both the length and the width, and
wherein one of the walls is hingedly attached to the annular rim and another one of the walls is releasably attached to the annular rim when the console is in the deployed configuration.