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Concealed rotating radio for car dashboards and the like

  • US 5,102,181 A
  • Filed: 05/31/1991
  • Issued: 04/07/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/31/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A device for concealing an electronic piece of equipment within a dashboard of a motor vehicle which comprises:

  • a) a cylindrical console having a compartment in one side for holding the electronic piece of equipment therein, said console secured by means which permit rotation within the dashboard; and

    b) means for rotating said console in one direction within the dashboard to conceal the electronic piece of equipment and in an opposite direction within the dashboard to expose the electronic piece of equipment, wherein said rotating means includes;

    i) a shaft extending through said console to rotate within the dashboard, whereby a wiring from the electronic piece of equipment can extend through a hollow portion of said shaft;

    ii) a first gear affixed to said shaft;

    iii) an electric motor having a drive shaft extending therefrom;

    iv) a second gear affixed to the drive shaft and engagable with said first gear; and

    v) an electrical circuit connected to said electric motor for causing the drive shaft to rotate in one direction and then in an opposite direction thereby causing said console to rotate accordingly, via said gears.

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