Telephone handset cradle mounting
First Claim
1. Apparatus for mounting a mobile telephone handset cradle from the interior of a vehicle or the like, the apparatus comprising a base for mounting from the interior of the vehicle or the like, means for mounting the cradle, and means for rotatably mounting the means for mounting the cradle to the base, the rotatable mounting means providing substantially 360°
- relative rotation between the means for mounting the cradle and the base, a mobile telephone handset cradle, one of the cradle and the means for mounting the cradle including means for providing a pair of grooves, the other of the cradle and the means for mounting the cradle including means for providing a pair of opposed tongues, the tongues proportioned for engagement with the grooves for attachment of the cradle to the means for mounting the cradle.
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Abstract
A telephone handset mounting cradle includes a housing provided along its lower edge with opposed oppositely opening grooves. The bottom of the housing includes a relief. A bracket includes opposed, facing slides for engaging the grooves and a spring clip for engaging the relief to lock the cradle to the bracket. A screw pivotally couples the bracket to a first plate about a first axis. Additional screws pivotally couple the first plate to a second plate about a second axis perpendicular to the first. The second plate includes provisions for fixed mounting to a surface.
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1. Apparatus for mounting a mobile telephone handset cradle from the interior of a vehicle or the like, the apparatus comprising a base for mounting from the interior of the vehicle or the like, means for mounting the cradle, and means for rotatably mounting the means for mounting the cradle to the base, the rotatable mounting means providing substantially 360°
- relative rotation between the means for mounting the cradle and the base, a mobile telephone handset cradle, one of the cradle and the means for mounting the cradle including means for providing a pair of grooves, the other of the cradle and the means for mounting the cradle including means for providing a pair of opposed tongues, the tongues proportioned for engagement with the grooves for attachment of the cradle to the means for mounting the cradle.
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