Portable video and audio equipment holder for use in an automobile
First Claim
1. Apparatus for use on the front seat of an automobile to hold a video display device, such as a television set, utilized for viewing by back seat passengers, comprising:
- means adapted for resting on the backrest of the front seat and having an opening in a rear surface thereof for securely receiving said video display device, the face of said device being visible through said opening;
a first panel rotatably mounted at one end to the rear surface of said video display device receiving means, said first panel being positioned on the receiving means and sized so that when it is rotated upward it covers the face of said device;
means to secure the video display device receiving means to the automobile;
a second panel rotatably connected at one end to a front surface of said video display device receiving means and including means to securely retain a portable video player therein;
an audio source carried on said first panel; and
power source means for applying electric power to the video display device, the audio source, and the portable video player.
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Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed for displaying a video program in an automobile to backseat passengers. The apparatus includes one portion which securely accomodates a TV. To it is rotatably coupled a panel which securely accomodates the VCR and can be swung against the first portion to form a space for protecting the the TV and VCR from damage. One embodiment includes a padded head portion and two panels respectively suspended therefrom by a hinge. The rearward surface of the head portion has an opening in which a television set is secured and through which the screen is visible. Padding in the head is provided for passenger safety. Audio is available from an assembly mounted on the rear panel. Video tape playback is provided by a VCR mounted on the front panel. All the components are combined in a single unit to be easily installed into and removed from the automobile. The panels are sized so that when both are swung upward into the folded position, the rear panel protects the screen of the television set and the front panel positions the VCR in a space formed between the two panels. In another embodiment, two panels form the main elements. One panel accomodates a flat panel screen type of TV and the other panel holds the VCR and an audio assembly. The two panels are hingeably connected to each other so they can be folded to form a space therebetween into which the TV and VCR are placed.
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1. Apparatus for use on the front seat of an automobile to hold a video display device, such as a television set, utilized for viewing by back seat passengers, comprising:
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means adapted for resting on the backrest of the front seat and having an opening in a rear surface thereof for securely receiving said video display device, the face of said device being visible through said opening; a first panel rotatably mounted at one end to the rear surface of said video display device receiving means, said first panel being positioned on the receiving means and sized so that when it is rotated upward it covers the face of said device; means to secure the video display device receiving means to the automobile; a second panel rotatably connected at one end to a front surface of said video display device receiving means and including means to securely retain a portable video player therein; an audio source carried on said first panel; and power source means for applying electric power to the video display device, the audio source, and the portable video player. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. Apparatus for use on the front seat of an automobile to hold a video display device, such as a television set, utilized for viewing by back seat passengers, comprising:
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means adapted for resting on the backrest of the front seat and having an opening in a rear surface thereof for securely receiving said video display device, the face of said device being visible through said opening; a first panel rotatably mounted at one end to the rear surface of said video display device receiving means, said first panel being positioned on the receiving means and sized so that when it is rotated upward it covers the face of said device; means to secure the video display device receiving means to the automobile; wherein the video display device receiving means comprises a second panel; hooks adapted to fit on the front seat backrest and rotatably coupled to an upper end of said second panel remote from the first panel; an audio source carried on one of said first and second panels; and power source means for supplying electric power to the video display device and the audio source. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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