Adjustable accessory mount
First Claim
1. An accessory mount for mounting an accessory to a vehicle comprising:
- a support body having an aperture therein, said body including a guide track formed therein;
a slide slideably mounted to said body and having a surface extending through said aperture in said body for receiving a vehicle accessory thereon;
means for releasably locking said slide within said guide track; and
, a mounting shoe operable to receive the accessory, said mounting shoe attached to said slide.
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Abstract
A mounting platform includes a slide having a mounting shoe thereon with the slide being mounted to the platform for movement between at least first and second spaced-apart positions. In a preferred embodiment, the platform includes a guide for the slide which is spring-loaded and which slides within the guide and includes interlocking tabs and slots for positively locking the slide in at least two spaced-apart positions, thereby longitudinally moving the mounting shoe between such positions. In a preferred embodiment also, in order to provide a finished appearance to the mounting system, the slide includes a forward section which extends through an aperture formed in the platform and slides along an upper surface thereof with the body of the slide extending through the aperture into the guide such that the aperture remains enclosed by the main body or forward extension for all positions of the slide, thereby enclosing the platform.
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34 Claims
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1. An accessory mount for mounting an accessory to a vehicle comprising:
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a support body having an aperture therein, said body including a guide track formed therein;
a slide slideably mounted to said body and having a surface extending through said aperture in said body for receiving a vehicle accessory thereon;
means for releasably locking said slide within said guide track; and
,a mounting shoe operable to receive the accessory, said mounting shoe attached to said slide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A telephone mount for mounting a telephone handset receiving cradle to a vehicle comprising:
- a mounting platform including a guide track formed therein;
a slide slideably mounted to said platform;
means for releasbly locking said slide within said guide track wherein said means for releasably locking said slide to said guide track comprises a ledge formed in said guide track and spaced-apart slots formed therein;
a cradle mounting shoe attached to said slide and wherein said slide includes at least one tab extending therefrom for fitting within said slots. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- a mounting platform including a guide track formed therein;
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19. An accessory mount for mounting an accessory to a vehicle comprising:
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a support body having a guide track formed therein, said guide track having a first pair of spaced-apart walls and a second pair of spaced-apart walls offset from said first pair of walls in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of said guide track, wherein said second pair of walls are spaced apart a distance greater than said first pair of walls, said first pair of walls including at least one slot formed laterally therein;
a slide having a body slideably extending between said first pair of walls and a tab extending laterally for extending in said slot for locking said slide in position in said guide track;
means for mounting said slide within said guide track such that said tab extends between said second pair of walls allowing said slide to move along said guide track; and
means for mounting a vehicle accessory to said slide. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A armrest for a vehicle comprising:
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a storage compartment disposed within said arm rest;
a mounting platform wherein, said platform including a guide track formed therein;
an arm for coupling said mounting platform to said armrest for movement between stored and use positions;
a slide slideably mounted to said platform;
means for releasably locking said slide being positioned generally within said guide track; and
a mounting shoe attached to said slide for receiving a telephone. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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