In-car used mobile phone fixing seat assembly to which other electrical appliances are addible

• US 5,839,919 A
• Filed: 02/06/1997
• Issued: 11/24/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: E Lead Electronic Company Limited, Hoechst Marion Roussel Incorporated (Sanofi )
• Original Assignee: E Lead Electronic Company Limited
• Inventors: Chen, Tonny
• Primary Examiner(s): Abrams, Neil
• Assistant Examiner(s): TA, THO DAC
• Application Number:
  US08/795,664
• Time in Patent Office: 656 Days
• Field of Search: 439/527, 439/162, 439/163, 439/529, 439/531, 439/534, 455/90, 379/446, 379/455, 379/454
• US Class Current: 439/529
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0217 for loud-speakers
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0241 for telephones
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0054 using cigarette lighter
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0071 using latches, clips, clamps, straps or the like
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0085 with adjustment by rotation in their operational position
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0091 the article being mounted on a flexible shaft

Abstract

An in-car used mobile phone fixing seat assembly to which other electrical appliances are addible, including an electrically conductive flexible supporting member and a mobile phone fixing seat. One end of the supporting member is connected with a cigarette lighter plug for inserting into a lighter socket of the car. The other end of the supporting member is disposed with a connecting section for engaging with the fixing seat. The fixing seat has a receptacle for receiving and powering on a mobile phone and peripheral electrical equipments. The position and angle of the fixing seat can be freely adjusted according to a user'"'"'s requirements.

Claims

1. An in-car used mobile phone fixing seat assembly to which other electrical appliances are addible, said fixing seat assembly comprising an electrically conductive flexible supporting member and a mobile phone fixing seat, wherein:

one end of the supporting member is connected to a cigarette lighter plug for inserting into a lighter socket of a car, wherein positive and negative contacts of said cigarette lighter plug electrically contact with positive and negative contacts of said lighter socket, the other end of the supporting member having a connecting section for engaging with the fixing seat, wherein a wire connected with a plug extends from one side of said connecting section for inserting into a socket of said fixing seat for electrically transmitting power supplied by said cigarette lighter plug; and

the fixing seat has a receptacle for receiving a mobile phone and peripheral electrical equipments.

2. A fixing seat assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein a middle section of the supporting member is made of freely flexible cable.

3. A fixing seat assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein a hoop body is fitted around the lighter plug of the supporting member, the hoop body being formed with at least one slot, whereby the lighter plug can be fitted into the hoop body with the resilient contact protruding out of the slot to abut against the wall of the lighter socket so that the lighter plug can be snugly inserted into a lighter socket with larger diameter.

4. A fixing seat assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein a top end of the connecting section of the supporting member is having an elongated extension or a wire and a power socket is connected to the extension or the wire for connecting to other electrical appliances and supplying power therefor.

5. A fixing seat assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein an additional power output socket is disposed on a lower side or a lateral side of the fixing seat for connecting to other electrical appliances.

6. A fixing seat assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein an engaging face is disposed on the connecting section, several wedge plates and wedge slots being disposed respectively on two lateral edges of the engaging face, a back face of the fixing seat having an insertion seat, several wedge plates and wedge slots being disposed on two lateral edges of the insertion seat corresponding to the wedge plates and wedge slots of the engaging face, the insertion seat further having a resilient plate and an insertion cavity, whereby the wedge plates of the connecting section of the supporting rod are fitted into the wedge slots of the insertion seat of the fixing seat and the resilient plate is biased and then the wedge plates of the connecting section are upwardly pushed into the insertion cavity to engage the connecting section with the insertion seat, the resilient plate serving to resiliently abut against the engaging face so as to enhance a tight clamping effect between the connecting section and the insertion seat.

7. A fixing seat assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the back face of the fixing seat having two supporting seats and the free end of the supporting rod having a fixing block fitted between the two supporting seats, a transverse sleeve extending from the supporting seats to pass through and locate the fixing block and a cap nut being used to tighten the sleeve, whereby the fixing seat is freely adjustably engaged with the supporting member.