Vehicular adapter pocket and handle assembly

• US 5,438,685 A
• Filed: 11/26/1993
• Issued: 08/01/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Hosseini, Samandar V., Garcia, Jorge L., Sorensen, Robert L., Habbaba, Faris S., Bartling, Craig A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Urban, Edward F.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Pham, Chi H.
• Application Number:
  US08/157,558
• Time in Patent Office: 613 Days
• Field of Search: 455/89, 455/90, 455/127, 455/128, 455/347-349, 455/345, 455/346, 455/351, 379/58, 379/437, 379/451, 248/280.1, 248/281.1, 361/725, 361/814
• US Class Current: 455/575.9
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3877 Arrangements for enabling portable transceivers to be used in a fixed position, e.g. cradles or boosters
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2001/3894 Waterproofing of transmission device

Abstract

A converter console (10) includes a base (36) having a hinge axis (127) at a rearward end and a vertical extension (311) having a base mounting joint (29) at the tip of the extension at a front end. A radio receiving pocket (25) has a handle mounting joint (411) at a first end and a hook (27) at a second end, corresponding to the ends of the base for pivotally mounting the hook around the hinge axis. A collapsible linkage (15) couples the pocket (25) to the base (36) between the base mounting joint (29) and the handle mounting joint (411) for pivotally raising and lowering the pocket and for clamping the pocket down.

Claims

1. A converter console comprising:

a base having a vertical extension at a first end and a hinge axis at a second end;

a base mounting joint located at the upper end of the extension;

a body having a handle mounting joint at a first end and a hook at a second end, corresponding to the ends of the base for pivotally mounting the hook around the hinge axis, the body having an opening for receiving a communication unit for mating with the base when the body is clamped down;

collapsible linkage means coupling the body to the base between the base mounting joint and the handle mounting joint for pivotally raising and lowering the body and for clamping the body down, the collapsible linking means comprising;

a handle having a substantial triangular section defined by a first angle portion, a second angle portion, and a third angle portion, and an actuator section connected to the triangular section at the first angle portion, the triangular section rotatably coupled to the base mounting joint at the second angle portion; and

a coupler link rotatably coupled at one end to the handle mounting joint of the body and rotatably coupled to the triangular section of the handle at the third angle portion.

2. The converter console of claim 1 further comprising a locking mechanism located on the actuation section for locking the handle to the body.

3. The converter console of claim 1 further comprising a stop for stopping the pivotal rotation of the handle when the handle is sufficiently raised to allow insertion of the communication unit into the opening of the body.

4. A converter console for converting to mobile operation a portable radio, the converter console comprising;

a housing having a front housing member, a rear housing member, and first and second side housing members connected together to form a cavity, open at the ton and front, for inserting the radio;

a pocket having an opening for receiving the radio at a first end opposed to a second end;

hinge means for hingedly fastening the pocket to the rear housing member, within the cavity of the housing;

pivotal biasing means pivotally mounting the pocket to the first and second side housing members, near the front housing member for pivotally moving the pocket between an open position, wherein the opening of the pocket is substantially above the front housing member and a close position wherein a portion of the opening of the pocket is below the front housing member;

the pivotal biasing means comprising;

each of the side housing members having a vertical mounting extension for forming a fixed link with the hinge axis;

the pocket having a handle mounting joint at each of the upper sides of the pocket, at the first end;

a first moving joint located at the end of each of the vertical extensions; and

a four-bar linkage having one side of the pocket as an output link, a handle as an input link, a coupler link, and the frame link, the first moving joint coupling the input link to the fixed link, a second moving joint coupling the input link to the coupler link, a third moving joint coupling the coupler link to the output link at the handle mounting joint of the pocket, and a fourth moving joint coupling the output link to the fixed link, at the hinge axis.

5. The converter console of claim 4, wherein the pivotal biasing means further comprises:

a pair of guideways formed in the pocket including a generally horizontal section and having the four-bar linkage movably engaged therein for generally pivotal movement of the pocket, the generally horizontal section of the guideways each having a lower curvilinear end which defines the close position for the pocket wherein the radio positioned within the pocket is mated with the housing, and the horizontal section having an upper end which defines the open position wherein the portable radio is easily removable from the pocket; and

a spring positioned, within the cavity, between the housing and the pocket for biasing the pocket toward one of the two positions.

6. A converter console for converting to mobile operation a portable radio, the converter console comprising:

a housing;

a four-bar linkage having a portable radio receiving pocket as one of the bars;

a pair of guideways formed in the pocket including a generally horizontal section and having the four-bar linkage movably engaged therein for generally pivotal movement of the pocket, the generally horizontal section of the guideways each having a lower curvilinear end which defines a loaded position for the pocket wherein the portable radio positioned within the pocket is mated with the housing, and the horizontal section having an upper end which defines an unloaded position wherein the portable radio is easily removable from the pocket; and

a spring positioned between the housing and the pocket for biasing the pocket toward the unloaded position.

7. A converter console for converting to mobile operation a portable radio, having externally accessible power contacts and a universal connector for connecting remote controls thereto, the converter console comprising:

a housing including power contacts designed to mate with the power contacts of the portable radio and radio controls connected to a universal connector designed to mate with the universal connector of the portable radio;

a four-bar linkage having a portable radio receiving pocket as one of the bars, the pocket having a universal connector aperture and a power contact aperture;

a pair of guideways formed in the pocket including a generally horizontal section and having the four-bar linkage movably engaged therein for generally pivotal movement of the pocket, the generally horizontal section of the guideways each having a lower curvilinear end which defines a loaded position for the pocket wherein the universal connector of the portable radio positioned within the pocket is mated with the universal connector of the housing, through the universal connector aperture, and the power contacts of the portable radio are mated with the power contacts of the housing, through the power contact aperture, and the horizontal section having an upper end which defines an unloaded position wherein the portable radio is easily removable from the pocket; and

a spring positioned between the housing and the pocket for biasing the pocket toward one of the loaded and the unloaded positions.

8. The converter console of claim 7, wherein the universal connector of the housing includes a locating nest having sloping lead-in surfaces to facilitate alignment with the universal connector of the portable radio.