Console for van-type vehicles

Claim 1

In an automobile van with an engine shroud extending rearwardly into the interior of said van, said shroud having a substantially horizontal upper surface and an inclined substantially vertical rear surface, a security and convenience console comprising: a first platform having a base portion adapted to rest on top of the upper surface of said shroud and a cantilever portion projecting rearwardly from said base portion; means to rigidly secure said base portion to said upper surface of said shroud; a second platform spaced above and secured parallel to said first platform by a plurality of support posts positioned substantially vertically between said first and second platforms and integrally secured therebetween; convenience receptacles in said second platform including at least one liquid container holder and at least one article container tray; a security compartment adapted to abut against said rear surface of said shroud and rigidly fastened to the under surface of said cantilever portion of said first platform and extending downwardly therefrom; hatch means to provide access into said compartment; a hatch cover pivotally secured at its lower edge to the lower edge of said hatch to permit said hatch cover to open and close said hatch; stop means to delimit the outward pivotal movement of said hatch cover; and means to lock said hatch cover to said compartment.