Abstract: In one embodiment a storage container for a vehicle is provided that includes a protective member or a channel of increased stability. The container includes a plurality of walls defining an interior storage space, a closable lid configured to be selectively opened and closed to enclose the interior storage space. The closable lid includes a latch mechanism and a locking assembly provided along an interior of a first one of the walls and extending inwardly toward the interior storage space, the locking assembly being configured to engage the latch mechanism of the closable lid. A protective member extends relative to the first one of the walls adjacent the locking assembly, the protective member extending further toward the interior storage space than does the locking assembly, wherein at least at least a portion of the protective member extends relative to the first one of the walls at an angle that is neither parallel nor perpendicular to the first wall.