Automobile radio anti-theft retainer
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1. Retainer apparatus for retaining in an automobile dash a radio or tape deck having a top surface, a bottom surface, and two side surfaces, and at least two adjustment shafts protruding from a front surface, said retainer apparatus comprising a pair of bracket means adapted to fit over said, protruding adjustment shafts;
- connected to said bracket means, flexible, sever-resistant means adapted to extend from said bracket means to a structural portion of said automobile,and means for securing said flexible, sever-resistant means to said structural portion of said automobile,each of said bracket means comprising a metal piece bent to form a first and a second leg at right angles to each other, the first leg having a slot adapted to receive one of said adjustment shafts, the bend defining such leg being such that the first leg lies flush against said front surface of said radio or tape deck and said second leg lies flush against a side surface of said radio or tape deck.
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Abstract
Automobile radio or tape deck retainer including a bracket to fit over the protruding adjustment shaft of the radio, connected to a flexible, sever-resistant cable extending from the bracket along the side of the radio to a structural portion of the automobile, to which the cable is secured.
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1. Retainer apparatus for retaining in an automobile dash a radio or tape deck having a top surface, a bottom surface, and two side surfaces, and at least two adjustment shafts protruding from a front surface, said retainer apparatus comprising a pair of bracket means adapted to fit over said, protruding adjustment shafts;
- connected to said bracket means, flexible, sever-resistant means adapted to extend from said bracket means to a structural portion of said automobile,
and means for securing said flexible, sever-resistant means to said structural portion of said automobile, each of said bracket means comprising a metal piece bent to form a first and a second leg at right angles to each other, the first leg having a slot adapted to receive one of said adjustment shafts, the bend defining such leg being such that the first leg lies flush against said front surface of said radio or tape deck and said second leg lies flush against a side surface of said radio or tape deck. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- connected to said bracket means, flexible, sever-resistant means adapted to extend from said bracket means to a structural portion of said automobile,
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