Vehicular accessory mounting organization

• US 5,086,958 A
• Filed: 09/07/1990
• Issued: 02/11/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Giselle Nagy
• Original Assignee: Giselle Nagy
• Inventors: Nagy, Giselle
• Primary Examiner(s): Sholl, Linda J.
• Application Number:
  US07/578,686
• Time in Patent Office: 522 Days
• Field of Search: 224/281, 224/42.42, 224/42.45 R, 224/42.43, 224/277, 224/42.01, 248/223.4, 248/311.2, 219/266, 219/267, 219/265, 108/44
• US Class Current: 224/544
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 3/002 of trays
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 3/103 detachable
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 3/108 with resilient holding elements
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/00 Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 7/081 for supporting maps
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 224/926 Vehicle attached carrier for beverage container or bottle

Abstract

An apparatus for use in combination with vehicular cigarette lighter sockets, wherein the apparatus includes a cylindrical base including spring biased clip members to retain the cylindrical base within the cigarette lighter socket. The base is secured to a generaaly "Z" shaped link to define an offset forward leg mounting a first head rotatably mounted to a second head, wherein the second head is in turn mounted to a third head and the third head mounted to a fourth head, the fourth head mounting a support plate thereon, wherein the support plate includes a generally trapezoidal slot to receive trapezoidal flanges of accessories of the organization to include a cup, a clip board organization, and a tray assembly.

Claims

1. A vehicular accessory mounting organization for securement within an automotive cigarette lighter socket within a vehicular dashboard, wherein the socket is defined by a socket bore of a predetermined internal configuration, and wherein the apparatus comprises,

an elongate support cylinder defined by an external predetermined configuration substantially equal to the predetermined internal configuration of the socket, and

a plurality of spring clip members extending exteriorly of the exterior surface defined by the support cylinder, and

a link member mounted to the support cylinder, and

the forward leg including a series of first radial teeth mounted thereon, the first radial teeth cooperative with second radial teeth, the second radial teeth integrally mounted to a first mounting head, the first mounting head rotatably positionable relative to the forward leg and including a fastener member directed through the forward leg and receivable within the first mounting head to selectively secure the first mounting head relative to the forward leg, and

a second mounting head fixedly mounted to the first mounting head, wherein the second mounting head includes a second mounting head axis and the first mounting head is defined by a first mounting head axis, wherein the second mounting head axis is obliquely arranged relative to the first mounting head axis, wherein the second mounting includes second radial teeth formed thereon, and

including a third mounting head, the third mounting head including third mounting head radial teeth, wherein the third mounting head radial teeth are cooperatively securable to the second mounting head radial teeth to rotatably align the second mounting head relative to the third mounting head, and

a further fastener directed through the third mounting head to selectively secure the third mounting head relative to the second mounting head, and

a support plate integrally mounted to the third mounting head, wherein the support plate includes a support plate cavity and the support plate cavity including a perimeter slot formed about a perimeter of the cavity, and

the slot arranged to receive one of a plurality of wedge shaped plates to secure selectively one of said wedge shaped plates within the perimeter slot.

2. An apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein at least one of said wedge shaped plates is rotatably mounted to a second clip board plate, wherein the second clip board plate is slidably mounted to a first clip board plate.

3. An apparatus as set forth in claim 2 wherein the second clip board plate includes a plurality of wedge shaped plates mounted medially of a rear surface of the second clip board plate, the second clip board plate includes a plurality of longitudinally aligned and parallel enclosed slots formed through-extending the second clip board plate, wherein the wedge shaped plates are positioned medially of the enclosed slots, and the first clip board plate including a plurality of threaded bores, wherein each of said threaded bores is respectively aligned with a single longitudinal enclosed slot, and a threaded fastener is directed through each of the slots into a respective threaded bore, whereupon loosening of a respective fastener relative to a respective threaded bore permits sliding adjustment of the second clip board plate relative to the first clip board plate.

4. An apparatus as set forth in claim 3 wherein each slot is defined by a predetermined width, and wherein each threaded fastener includes an enlarged head, wherein the enlarged head is defined by a predetermined diameter greater than the predetermined width.

5. An apparatus as set forth in claim 4 wherein each threaded fastener includes a threaded shank, and the first clip board plate and the second clip board plate define a predetermined thickness, wherein the predetermined thickness is substantially equal to a predetermined length defined by each threaded shank.

6. An apparatus as set forth in claim 5 wherein the first clip board plate includes a spring clip member mounted to an upper edge of the first clip board plate, and the second clip board plate is defined by a generally "J" shaped configuration to define a "U" shaped channel along a lower terminal end of the second clip board plate remote from the clip member.

7. An apparatus as set forth in claim 6 wherein the apparatus further includes a cup member, the cup member includes one of the wedge shaped plates mounted to the cup member, and the cup member includes at least one elongate slot directed longitudinally through an exterior wall of the cup member to permit directing a handle portion of a cup through the elongate slot.

8. An apparatus as set forth in claim 7 wherein the apparatus further includes a tray member, the tray member integrally mounted to one of the wedge shaped plates, and the tray member including a planar support surface, and the planar support surface including cylindrical recesses directed through each lateral side of the support surface, and each cylindrical recess includes a wedge shaped slot to receive a wedge shaped plate and an associated cup member.

9. An apparatus as set forth in claim 8 wherein the tray member includes a telescoping leg mounted adjacent each forward corner of the tray member, and each telescoping leg pivotally mounted to the tray member, and each tray member including a generally "U" shaped leg clip longitudinally aligned with each telescoping leg to secure each telescoping leg in a retracted configuration relative to the tray member.