Mounting bracket for radios in vehicles

• US 4,047,686 A
• Filed: 01/03/1977
• Issued: 09/13/1977
• Est. Priority Date: 01/03/1977
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: David Edward Porter
• Original Assignee: David Edward Porter
• Inventors: Porter, David Edward
• Primary Examiner(s): Mitchell, James C.
• Application Number:
  US05/756,091
• Time in Patent Office: 253 Days
• Field of Search: 70/57, 70/58, 70/232, 70/237, 70/258, 224/42.45 R, 248/203
• US Class Current: 248/552
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0205 for radio sets B60R11/0211 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0073 using key-type connections
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0078 Quick-disconnect two-parts mounting means
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0096 Theft prevention of articles
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 224/929 Article carrier for electrical device
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/5009 For portable articles
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/5982 Accessories

Abstract

A bracket structure for permanently mounting a CB radio on a vehicle instrument panel includes primary locking means and secondary concealed locking means so that the mounting is exceptionally secure against radio theft. The bracket structure is attachable to virtually all vehicles and is adjustable to accept most citizens band radios on the market. It features simplicity and strength of construction and ease of installation and adjustment.

Claims

1. An anti-theft mounting for radios in vehicles comprising a top mounting plate, a pair of spaced opposing angle brackets underlying said mounting plate and having depending side webs, adjustable fastener means securing said angle brackets to said mounting plate for lateral adjustment toward and away from each other and adapted to secure the mounting plate to the bottom of an instrument panel in a vehicle, a pair of bar members adapted for securement to opposite sides of a radio and having interlocking projections on their outer sides, said depending side webs having coacting interlocking recesses receiving said projections, concealed locking means for said bar members on said angle brackets preventing fore and aft displacement of the bar members relative to the angle brackets, said interlocking projections and recesses preventing vertical displacement of the bar members relative to said angle brackets, and forward lockable extensions on one angle bracket and bar member adapted for engagement with a primary locking means.

2. An anti-theft mounting for radios in vehicles as defined in claim 1, and said mounting plate and angle brackets having transverse slots adapted for registration, and said adjustable fastener means comprising square shank fastener elements engageable downwardly through the slots of the mounting plate and restrained from turning by the slots, and coacting fastener elements engaging upwardly within the slots of the angle brackets and having threaded engagement with the square shank fastener elements, the square shank elements having heads adapted to engage on an instrument panel wall for supporting the mounting thereon.

3. An anti-theft mounting for radios in vehicles as defined in claim 1, and said bar members being dovetail members, said depending side webs of the angle brackets having dovetail grooves receiving the dovetail members, said concealed locking means comprising set screws on said angle brackets bearing against the outer faces of the dovetail members.

4. An anti-theft mounting for radios in vehicles as defined in claim 1, and said forward lockable extensions being apertured to receive the shackle of a padlock.

5. An anti-theft mounting for radios in vehicles as defined in claim 1, and said angle brackets being of unequal lengths whereby one angle bracket may extend along the full length of one side of a radio, the opposing angle bracket extending from the back of the radio forwardly to a point rearwardly of the front of the radio whereby a hand microphone jack on one side of the radio is rendered accessible.

6. An anti-theft mounting for radios in vehicles as defined in claim 1, and each bar member having a longitudinal slot formed therethrough in a location near the fore and aft midpoint of a radio to be held by said mounting and said slot being countersunk at the outer side of the bar member whereby flat head screws extending through the slots may secure opposite sides of a radio between said bar members firmly.

7. An anti-theft mounting for radios in vehicles as defined in claim 1, wherein said top mounting plate is a flat plate adapted to lie directly under an instrument panel horizontal wall and having a plurality of parallel slots which are transverse to said angle brackets, the angle brackets including top webs underlying said mounting plate and having a like number of parallel transverse slots, the slots of the angle brackets adapted to register adjustably with ends portions of the slots of the mounting plate, said adjustable fastener means comprising two part separable fasteners engageable through the slots of the mounting plate and angle brackets and including square shank portions which resist rotation in the slots of the mounting plate.