ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,828, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to TOYODA GOSEI Co. LTD. (Aichi-pref., Japan).
"Console box" was invented by Naoyuki Fukui (Kiyosu, Japan) and Yu Hishida (Kiyosu, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A console box includes a box main body, a lid, a lock mechanism, and at least one push-up mechanism. The push-up mechanism includes at least one recess that opens in a side surface of the lid, a striker, and an urging member that urges the striker in an urged pivoting direction. The striker includes a first push-up portion and a second push-up portion. The second push-up portion is located on a trailing side of the first push-up porti...