Civic centre console slide jammed

[noel]

Hi All

Something inside seems to be jamming the sliding lid on the centre console bin on my '09 Civic.

Questions: 1 Does removing the black bin behind the console bin allow access to the obstruction. I tried removing the two Phillips screws at the base of the black bin, but they must have been tightened by somebody stronger than I
2 Does the slide run in its own enclosed channel, or is it unprotected and free to jam on anything solid in the bin that moves to the rear
3 If the answer to 2 is "no/yes", who designed it to allow that?

Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated (bloody good thing my wallet isn't trapped in there, eh?).
CHEERS
NOEL