Panel-mounted garage door remote control

• US 6,124,822 A
• Filed: 07/07/1998
• Issued: 09/26/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 07/07/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sammy K.Y. Wu
• Original Assignee: Sammy K.Y. Wu
• Inventors: Wu, Sammy K. Y.
• Primary Examiner(s): Horabik, Michael
• Assistant Examiner(s): Edwards, Jr., Timothy
• Application Number:
  US09/111,434
• Time in Patent Office: 812 Days
• Field of Search: 341/176, 455/99, 455/128, 296/37.7, 296/72, 307/9.1
• US Class Current: 341/176
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0264 for control means
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0047 using hidden fastening means

Abstract

A panel-mounted garage door remote control is comprised of a housing with a front end removably fitted into a sleeve on a mounting bezel. Conventional remote control circuitry is arranged in the housing. A pair of control switches at the front of the housing are in engagement with buttons on the bezel, and an indicator lamp at the front of the housing is positioned through a hole on the bezel. The remote control is inserted into an existing accessory mounting hole in an interior panel of a car. The bezel is sized to fit flush with the surface of the hole to provide a neat appearance. The housing is interchangeable with other bezels sized to fit accessory mounting holes in different cars.

Claims

1. A panel-mounted garage door remote control for a car, comprising:

an elongated housing for being inserted longitudinally into an accessory mounting hole in an interior panel of said car;

a garage door remote control circuit received in said housing for remotely operating a garage door;

a face plate with a rear side attached to a front end of said housing, said face plate being wider and taller than said housing for engaging and fully covering a recessed shoulder completely around a rim of said accessory mounting hole; and

a button positioned on a front side of said face plate and arranged to actuate said garage door remote control circuit.

2. The panel-mounted garage door remote control of claim 1, further including a pair of clips positioned on opposite sides of said housing for engaging a rear side of said accessory mounting hole and retaining said housing in position.

3. The panel-mounted garage door remote control of claim 1, further including a hole extending through said face plate, said button being movably positioned in said hole, said button being positioned to engage and actuate a switch on said front end of said housing.

4. A panel-mounted garage door remote control for a car, comprising:

a mounting bezel including a face plate and a tubular sleeve extending orthogonally from a rear side of said face plate, said sleeve for being inserted into an accessory mounting hole in an interior panel of said car, said face plate being wider and taller than said sleeve for engaging and fully covering a recessed shoulder completely around a rim of said accessory mounting hole;

a button positioned on a front side of said face plate;

a housing having a front end removably secured within said sleeve, said housing being removable from said mounting bezel for attaching to another mounting bezel of another shape for fitting another accessory mounting hole; and

a garage door remote control circuit received in said housing and responsive to actuation of said button for remotely operating a garage door.

5. The panel-mounted garage door remote control of claim 4, further including a pair of clips positioned on opposite sides of said sleeve for engaging a rear side of said accessory mounting hole and retaining said mounting bezel in position.

6. The panel-mounted garage door remote control of claim 4, further including a hole extending through said face plate, said button being movably positioned in said hole, said button being positioned to engage and actuate a switch on said front end of said housing.

7. A panel-mounted garage door remote control for a car, comprising:

a plurality of interchangeable mounting bezels sized and shaped for fitting different accessory mounting holes in an interior panel of said car, each of said mounting bezels including a face plate and a tubular sleeve extending orthogonally from a rear side of said face plate, said sleeve for being inserted into one of said accessory mounting holes, said face plate being wider and taller than said sleeve for engaging and fully covering a recessed shoulder completely around a rim of said one of said accessory mounting holes;

a button positioned on a front side of said face plate;

a housing having a front end removably attached within said sleeve of one of said mounting bezels, said housing being attachable to any one of said mounting bezels; and

a garage door remote control circuit received in said housing and responsive to actuation of said button for remotely operating a garage door.

8. The panel-mounted garage door remote control of claim 7, further including a pair of clips positioned on opposite sides of said sleeve for engaging a rear side of said one of said accessory mounting holes and retaining said mounting bezel in position.

9. The panel-mounted garage door remote control of claim 7, further including a hole extending through said face plate, said button being movably positioned in said hole, said button being positioned to engage and actuate a switch on said front end of said housing.