Vehicle cellular phone presentation device
US5836496A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 6, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S224/929
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A phone presentation device for holding and displaying a portable telephone handset within an automotive vehicle has a housing, an adjustable cradle attached to an inner surface of the housing, and a pivoting mount member for pivotally mounting the housing to a trim piece in the vehicle for movement between a stowed position hidden from view within a depression in the trim piece and a deployed position in which the handset is presented for use. The adjustable cradle has an elongate base member with a handset receiving section, a fixed grip mounted on a first end of the base member, an adjustable grip mounted on a second end of the base member for movement between a first position biasing the handset longitudinally toward the fixed grip and a second position in which the handset may be released from the fixed grip, and a pair of springs for biasing the adjustable grip between the first and second positions. The fixed grip is attached on the first end of the base member toward a free end of the housing movable out of the depression concealing the phone handset. The adjustable grip is mounted on the second end of the base member toward a mount end of the housing for movement between t…
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