Robert Glenn Conley

US Patent:

63281910, Dec 11, 2001

Filed:

Dec 6, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/454632

Inventors:

Robert W. Conley - Plymouth MI
Dudley E. Schmidt - Lincoln Park MI

Assignee:

Johnson Controls Technology Company - Plymouth MI

International Classification:

B60R 700

US Classification:

224563

Abstract:

A storage assembly for a vehicle including an outer panel having a lower portion and an upper portion, and a closure device. The lower portion of the outer panel is attachable to an inner panel to define a storage pocket. The upper portion is deflectable from the inner panel to define an aperture of the storage pocket. The closure device has an arcuate shape and a convex side. The closure device is fastened to the upper portion of the outer panel with the convex side facing the inner panel such that the closure device urges the upper portion against the inner panel. This force by the closure device helps define the closed position as the "normal" or "relaxed" position of the storage assembly. The force of the closure device can be overcome by a user of the storage assembly to move the outer panel into an open position, which would allow insertion or removal of objects from the storage pocket.