Hands-free cellular phone device for vehicles

• US 20020146116A1
• Filed: 04/02/2002
• Published: 10/10/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Vehicle Systems Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Vehicle Systems Incorporated
• Inventors: Choi, Kyeong Soo
• Application Number:
  US10/114,520
• Publication Number:
  US 20020146116A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/454
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0217 for loud-speakers
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0241 for telephones
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0247 for microphones or earphones
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0028 Ceiling, e.g. roof rails
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0052 using screws, bolts, rivets or the like
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0082 collapsible, e.g. for storing after use
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0085 with adjustment by rotation in their operational position
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0091 the article being mounted on a flexible shaft
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6041 Portable telephones adapted for handsfree use

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a hands-free cellular phone device for vehicles. The device consists of a casing provided with a speaker, a mike, several control buttons including a call button, and jacks. In addition, the device has a structure capable of transceiving sound through the speaker and the mike in a call mode without holding a cellular phone with a user'"'"'s hand when a power source and the cellular phone are connected to the associated jacks. In this case, a mounting hole is formed on the casing such that the casing is locked to a hand grip fitting hole by a bolt. The bolt passes through the mounting hole and is tightened into the hand grip fitting hole. The hand grip fitting hole is formed on the inside wall of a vehicle body above a side window adjacent to a driver'"'"'s seat. The present invention is directed to provide a hands-free cellular phone device for vehicles, which is designed to prevent the vehicle body from being damaged and to allow the mike and the speaker of the device to be positioned near to the driver, thus improving speech quality.

Claims

1. A hands-free cellular phone device for vehicles, comprising a casing provided with a speaker, a mike, several control buttons including a call button, and jacks, and having a structure capable of transceiving sound through the speaker and the mike in a call mode without holding a cellular phone with a user'"'"'s hand when a power source and the cellular phone are connected to the associated jacks, wherein a mounting hole is formed on the casing such that the casing is locked to a hand grip fitting hole by a bolt, said bolt passing through the mounting hole and being tightened into the hand grip fitting hole, said hand grip fitting hole formed on an inside wall of a vehicle body above a side window adjacent to a driver'"'"'s seat, whereby the mike and the speaker can be positioned near to the driver, thus allowing speech quality to be good.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein said mounting hole is formed as a longitudinal hole so as to adjust a position of the device depending on a variable driver'"'"'s position.

3. The device according to claim 1, wherein said mike is installed at an end of a mike extension rod, said mike extension rod downwardly extending from the casing in such a way as to allow the mike to approach the mouth of a driver.

4. The device according to claim 3, wherein said casing is provided with a mike holder thereon for holding the mike extension rod.

5. The device according to claim 4, wherein said mike holder has a pair of arms, said arms designed to be selectively opened according to an electric switching operation of a switch provided on the casing.

6. The device according to claim 5, wherein said switch is a call button.