Radio mounting bracket
First Claim
1. A bracket for mounting a radio in a vehicle comprising a base member for attaching said bracket to said vehicle, an adjustable body member for releasably receiving said radio, said body member including a pair of overlapping plates joined for relative sliding movement for adjusting the width of said body member, each of said overlapping plates terminating in a radio supporting channel with said channels facing inwardly for slidably receiving a pair of rails provided for attachment to opposing sides of said radio, each of said channels including an opening for receiving a spring detent normally urged through said opening into said channel, and means for connecting said body member to said base member for swivel movement of said radio on said bracket.
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Abstract
A bracket for mounting a radio in a vehicle including a base member for attaching the bracket to the vehicle and an adjustable body member for releasably receiving the radio with the body member being connected to the base member for swivel movement of the radio on the bracket. The body member includes a pair of overlapping plates joined for relative sliding movement and the overlapping plates terminate in radio supporting channels. The body member also includes power and antenna cable connectors and the connectors automatically engage corresponding connectors on the radio. The bracket can be utilized for automatically mounting a radio in a vehicle for use by sliding the radio on the channels of the overlapping plates of the body member until the connectors on the body member matingly engage the connectors on the radio and the radio can thereafter be swiveled on the bracket.
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- 1. A bracket for mounting a radio in a vehicle comprising a base member for attaching said bracket to said vehicle, an adjustable body member for releasably receiving said radio, said body member including a pair of overlapping plates joined for relative sliding movement for adjusting the width of said body member, each of said overlapping plates terminating in a radio supporting channel with said channels facing inwardly for slidably receiving a pair of rails provided for attachment to opposing sides of said radio, each of said channels including an opening for receiving a spring detent normally urged through said opening into said channel, and means for connecting said body member to said base member for swivel movement of said radio on said bracket.
- 8. The bracket for mounting a radio in a vehicle comprising a base member for attaching said bracket to said vehicle, an adjustable body member for releasably for receiving said radio, said body member including a pair of overlapping plates joined for relative sliding movement for adjusting the width of said body member, each of said overlapping plates terminating in a radio supporting channel with said channels facing inwardly for slidably receiving a pair of rails provided for attachment to opposing sides of said radio, one of said rails including a power receptacle for delivering power to said radio and said body member including a power plug for delivering said power to said receptacle, and means for connecting said body member to said base member for swivel movement of said radio on said bracket.
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