Transceiver mounting assembly having integrally formed lock

• US 5,038,253 A
• Filed: 05/14/1990
• Issued: 08/06/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/1990
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Weiss, Gary R., Repplinger, Daniel J., Kay, Brian D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Picard, Leo P.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Phillips, Michael W.
• Application Number:
  US07/523,634
• Time in Patent Office: 449 Days
• Field of Search: 455/90, 455/346, 455/347, 455/348, 248/222.1, 248/225.1, 361/417, 361/418, 361/419, 361/420, 361/427
• US Class Current: 361/807
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3877 Arrangements for enabling portable transceivers to be used in a fixed position, e.g. cradles or boosters

Abstract

A mounting assembly for mounting a transceiver thereupon. The mounting assembly is integrally formed of a flexible material, and permits affixation of the transceiver thereto when the transceiver is positioned in a confronting relation upon the assembly, and then translated into a locking position thereupon. A lock formed integral with the mounting assembly locks the transceiver in the locking position. Application of an actuation force upon the lock unlocks the transceiver to permit translation of the transceiver out of the locking position to permit the transceiver to be lifted thereaway.

Claims

1. A mounting assembly for releasably mounting a transceiver at a mounting location formed thereupon, said transceiver having at least one longitudinally-extending track disposed upon a bottom face surface thereof, said mounting assembly comprising:

means forming a support surface suitable for receiving said transceiver when the bottom face surface of the transceiver is positioned in a confronting relationship therewith and for maintaining the transceiver in supportive engagement at said mounting location formed thereupon;

means forming a groove defined by opposing, longitudinally-extending sidewalls formed integral with the support surface and extending longitudinally therealong for receiving the at least one longitudinally-extending track disposed upon the bottom face surface of the transceiver to permit sliding engagement of the at least one longitudinally-extending track therealong; and

means forming a tabular projection formed integral with the support surface and capable of flexional movement so as to be positioned either to project into the groove formed by the means for receiving the at least one longitudinally-extending track to prevent translation of the longitudinally-extending track therealong to releasably lock the transceiver in position thereby, or, alternately, to be positioned out of the groove to permit unimpeded translation of the at least one longitudinally-extending track therealong.

2. The mounting assembly of claim 1 wherein said means forming the support surface, said means forming the groove and said means forming the tabular projection are integrally formed of a flexible, thermoplastic material.

3. The mounting assembly of claim 1 wherein said groove formed to extend longitudinally along the support surface extends to the mounting location, such that application of a translation force to the transceiver causes translation of the at least one longitudinally-extending track disposed upon the bottom, face surface of the transceiver along said groove alternately to position the transceiver at said mounting location or to remove the transceiver from said mounting location.

4. The mounting assembly of claim 3 further comprising means for aligning the track disposed upon the bottom surface of the transceiver with the tabular projection.

5. The mounting assembly of claim 4 wherein said means for aligning comprises at least one projecting member formed upon at least one of the sidewalls defining the groove to extend into the groove, said projecting member having an angled face surface for guiding the transceiver into the mounting location when the at least one longitudinally-extending track disposed upon the transceiver is translated along the groove.

6. The mounting assembly of claim 1 wherein said flexional movement permitted of the tabular projection occurs responsive to application of an actuation force to the tabular projection to position the tabular projection out of the groove extending along the support surface.

7. The mounting assembly of claim 6 further comprising means forming a force receiving surface for receiving said actuation force.

8. The mounting assembly of claim 7 wherein said support surface is formed upon a face surface of the tabular projection.

9. The mounting apparatus of claim 7 wherein said support surface is comprised of a plurality of raised surface portions having a face surface for supporting a portion of the transceiver thereagainst.

10. The mounting apparatus of claim 9 wherein said tabular projection is formed of a portion of the plate member.

11. A method for mounting a transceiver to a mounting assembly, said transceiver having at least one longitudinally extending track disposed upon a bottom face surface thereof and said mounting assembly having at least one longitudinally-extending groove for receiving the track disposed upon the bottom face surface of the transceiver to permit thereby sliding translation of the track therealong, said method comprising the steps of:

positioning the bottom face surface of the transceiver in a confronting relation upon the mounting assembly and in supportive engagement thereupon such that the at least one track disposed upon the bottom face surface of the transceiver is aligned with the groove of the mounting assembly;

sliding the at least one longitudinally-extending track disposed upon the transceiver along the groove of the mounting assembly to position the transceiver at a locking position; and

locking the transceiver in position at the locking position by preventing continued translation of the track along the groove to lock thereby the transceiver in place at the locking position.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein said step of locking comprises positioning a tabular projection into the groove such that the tabular projection prevents the continued translation of the track along the groove.

13. A transceiver assembly comprising:

a transceiver housing having transmit/receive circuitry housed therewithin, said transceiver housing having at least one longitudinally-extending track disposed upon a bottom face surface thereof; and

a mount for releasably mounting the transceiver housing at a mounting location thereupon, said mount having;

means forming a support surface support surface suitable for receiving said transceiver housing when the bottom face surface of the transceiver housing is positioned in a confronting relationship therewith and for maintaining the transceiver housing in supportive engagement at said mounting location formed thereupon;

means forming a groove defined by opposing, longitudinally-extending sidewalls formed integral with the support surface and extending longitudinally therealong for receiving the at least one longitudinally-extending track disposed upon the bottom face surface of the transceiver housing to permit sliding engagement of the at least one longitudinally-extending track therealong; and

means forming a tabular projection formed integral with the support surface and capable of flexional movement so as to be positioned either to project into the groove formed by the means for receiving the at least one longitudinally-extending track to prevent translation of the longitudinally-extending track therealong for releasably locking the transceiver housing in position thereby, or, alternately, to be positioned out of the groove to permit unimpeded translation of the at least one longitudinally-extending track therealong.