Dual access vehicle storage assembly

Abstract

A vehicle storage assembly can cover a vehicle storage area such as an interior console or a cargo box. The storage assembly can include a base and a lid. The lid can be opened from two sides to allow easy access for a driver and passengers to an interior storage compartment. The base includes at least two rods, which can act as axles for the lid to pivot about. The lid includes at least one rotation member or guide which can be released from the rod only when the lid is in a desired position, for example, a closed position. The lid can include a latch for each rod. The lid can have a lock to secure one or both of the latches with the lid in a closed position.

1 . A vehicle storage assembly, comprising:
 a base defining a storage space, said base defining a first side and a second side;   a first engagement rod, said first engagement rod disposed along said first side of said base and defining a generally cylindrical first pivot surface defining an axis and at least one release surface recessed from said first pivot surface;   a second engagement rod, said second engagement rod disposed along said second side of said base and defining a generally cylindrical second pivot surface defining an axis and at least one release surface recessed from said second pivot surface;   a cover comprising:
 at least a first side and a second side, each of said first side and said second side comprising at least one pivot defining a generally cylindrical second pivot surface, each said pivot defining an opening which cooperates with said release surface of one of said engagement rods to permit said engagement rod to disengage from said pivot through said opening, so that said cover is disengagable from said first side of said base through rotation about said axis of said first engagement rod and disengagable from said second side of said base through rotation about said axis of said second pivot rod. 
   
     
     
         2 . The vehicle storage assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said release surface is configured such that said engagement rod is disengageable through said opening without bending said pivot. 
     
     
         3 . The vehicle storage assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said first side of said base and said second side of said base are parallel. 
     
     
         4 . The vehicle storage assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said cover is disengagable simultaneously from said first engagement rod and said second engagement rod. 
     
     
         5 . The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the cover has four sides. 
     
     
         6 . The vehicle storage assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the engagement rods are metal. 
     
     
         7 . The vehicle storage assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the engagement rods are disposed along four sides of the base. 
     
     
         8 . The vehicle storage assembly of  claim 4 , wherein the cover comprises four sides, each side having a pivot. 
     
     
         9 . The vehicle storage assembly of  claim 7 , wherein the first position is an open position. 
     
     
         10 . The vehicle storage assembly of  claim 7 , wherein the second position is a closed position. 
     
     
         11 . The vehicle storage assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the base is integrally formed with a vehicle. 
     
     
         12 . A storage compartment comprising:
 a base comprising at least two engagement rods;   a cover comprising:
 a first latch configured to selectively engage one of the plurality of engagement rods; 
 a first guide linearly displaced from the first latch and configured to rotatably couple to one of the plurality of engagement rods; 
 a second latch configured to selectively engage another of the plurality of engagement rods; 
 a second guide linearly displaced from the second latch and configured to rotatably couple the other of the plurality of engagement rods; and 
 wherein each of the first and second guides defines an opening, said openings being configured to cooperate with said engagement rods to permit said engagement rods to disengage from said guides through said openings, so that said first guide is disengagable from said base through rotation of said second guide about the corresponding engaged engagement rod and said second guide is disengagable from said base through rotation about of said first guide about the corresponding engaged engagement rod. 
   
     
     
         13 . The vehicle storage assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the cover has four sides. 
     
     
         14 . The vehicle storage assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the engagement rods are metal. 
     
     
         15 . The vehicle storage assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the engagement rods are disposed along four sides of the base. 
     
     
         16 . The vehicle storage assembly of  claim 15 , wherein the cover comprises four sides, each side having a release device. 
     
     
         17 . The vehicle storage assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the plurality of rotation members are adapted to decouple the cover from the engagement rods when the cover is in a first position. 
     
     
         18 . The vehicle storage assembly of  claim 17 , wherein the plurality of rotation members are adapted to inhibit decoupling of the cover from the engagement rods when the cover is in a second position. 
     
     
         19 . The vehicle storage assembly of  claim 18 , wherein the first position is an open position. 
     
     
         20 . The vehicle storage assembly of  claim 18 , wherein the second position is a closed position. 
     
     
         21 . The vehicle storage assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the base is integrally formed with a vehicle.