Marine radio mounting bracket

• US 4,602,761 A
• Filed: 08/27/1984
• Issued: 07/29/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/1984
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Gerald T. Carter
• Original Assignee: Gerald T. Carter
• Inventors: Carter, Gerald T.
• Primary Examiner(s): Foss, J. Franklin
• Assistant Examiner(s): Talbott, David L.
• Application Number:
  US06/644,565
• Time in Patent Office: 701 Days
• Field of Search: 248/628, 248/225.2, 248/224.4, 248/224.3, 248/300, 248/339, 248/126, 248/207, 455/89, 455/346, 455/348, 455/345, 312/245, 312/246, 312/7.1
• US Class Current: 248/628
• 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: F16M 13/022 repositionable

Abstract

The portable marine radio mounting bracket having a resilient, V-shaped supported bracket to which a mounting plate is secured. The mounting plate has an open ended channel thereon which receives the support clip of the radio, and a pair of spaced side walls extend and diverge forwardly of the mounting flange to abut the sides of the mounted radio. The channel and side walls cooperate to resiliently lock the radio on the mounting plate, while the support bracket absorbs shocks or jolts imparted to the support bracket.

Claims

1. A mount for a portable marine radio of the type having a resilient anchor clamp, said mount comprising:

a support bracket having a pair of divergent legs joined at one end; and

a radio receiving cradle formed on one of the legs of said support bracket, said cradle having a web portion spacing a pair of resilient side panels forming a radio receiving pocket therebetween and shaped to complement and seat against at least a portion of the side walls of the radio, said cradle having a substantially open upper end to provide sliding access for said radio therealong, said web portion including a channel aligned with said side panels for receiving said anchor clamp to secure the radio against unintentional movement lengthwise of said pocket and to urge the radio toward said web.

2. A mount as defined in claim 1 wherein said side panels are divergent and said pocket is deeper than the thickness of the portion of the radio received in the pocket whereby the radio is nested between and resiliently held against lateral movement by said side panels.

3. A mount as defined in claim 1 wherein said channel is open at both ends whereby the anchor clip of a radio can be inserted from either end.

8. A mount as defined in claim 1 wherein said divergent legs are joined by a resilient hinge member.

5. A mount for a portable marine radio of the type having a resilient anchor clamp, said mount comprising:

a support bracket having a pair of divergent legs joined at one end; and

a radio receiving cradle secured to one of the legs of said support bracket, said cradle having a web portion seated against the support bracket and a pair of resilient divergent side panels forming a radio receiving pocket therebetween, said cradle having a substantially open upper end to provide sliding access for said radio therealong, one of said one leg and said web being offset to form a channel for receiving said another clamp to secure the radio against unintentional movement lengthwise of said pocket and to urge the radio toward said web.

4. A mount as defined in claim 5 wherein the central portion of said web is offset away from said support bracket to form said channel, said channel being open at both ends whereby the anchor clip of a radio can be inserted from either end.

6. A mount as defined in claim 5 wherein said pocket is deeper than the thickness of the portion of the radio received in the pocket whereby the radio is nested between and resiliently held against lateral movement by said side panels.

7. A mount as defined in claim 6 wherein the side walls of the portion of the radio received in the pocket are divergent forwardly toward the front of the radio at an angle complimentary to that of the side panels.

9. A mount as defined in claim 5 wherein said divergent legs are joined by a resilient hinge member.

10. A mount for a portable marine radio of the type having anchor means for detachably and slidably securing it to a support, said mount comprising:

a cradle having back and side panels defining a radio receiving pocket therebetween open at both ends and shaped to compliment and seat against at least a portion of the side walls of the radio, said side panels being resilient and spaced to resiliently seat against the radio;

channel means to receive said anchor means; and

a support bracket having a pair of legs arranged in a "V", one of said legs being a support surface contacting member and the other being secured to said cradle;

a shock and vibration absorbing resilient hinge connecting said legs at the apex of the "V".