Media player system for a vehicle
First Claim
1. A mounting system for releasably mounting a media player in a vehicle, the media player having an attachment device and a terminal, said mounting system comprising:
- a base adapted to be located within the vehicle;
a connector on said base complementary to the terminal of the media player for establishing a connection when mated with the terminal;
a coupling device mounted to said base for engagement with the attachment device of the media player to releasably mount the media player to said base;
a guide for aligning the media player with said base to facilitate mating of the terminal with said connector as the media player is moved to a latched position wherein said attachment device comprises a recess in said case and a striker pin fixed to said case and extending across said recess and wherein said coupling device includes a latch member engagable with said striker pin; and
wherein said guide includes a raised stanchion having a guide slot with an open end to receive said striker pin of said media player and said latch member is movable to a latch position closing said open end of said guide slot to trap said striker pin within said guide slot whereby said player is retained to said base.
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Abstract
A media player system for a vehicle is disclosed which includes a base fixed to the vehicle and a media player releasably attached to the base for removal of the media player for use separate from the vehicle. The media player includes one or more striker pins and a terminal. A connector is provided on the mounting base for mating with the terminal to establish a power connection and connection for video and audio signals from the player. The mounting base further includes raised stanchions providing guide slots having an open end for reception of the striker pins of the media player to guide the player to a latched position and facilitate mating of the media player terminal with the connector in the mounting base. One or more latch members are provided to close the open ends of the guide slots and entrap the striker pins therein to retain the player on the base. A release handle is provided and is actuatable in a single motion to move the latch members to release positions withdrawn from the guide slots to release the striker pins and thereby release the player from the base.
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43 Claims
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1. A mounting system for releasably mounting a media player in a vehicle, the media player having an attachment device and a terminal, said mounting system comprising:
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a base adapted to be located within the vehicle;
a connector on said base complementary to the terminal of the media player for establishing a connection when mated with the terminal;
a coupling device mounted to said base for engagement with the attachment device of the media player to releasably mount the media player to said base;
a guide for aligning the media player with said base to facilitate mating of the terminal with said connector as the media player is moved to a latched position wherein said attachment device comprises a recess in said case and a striker pin fixed to said case and extending across said recess and wherein said coupling device includes a latch member engagable with said striker pin; and
wherein said guide includes a raised stanchion having a guide slot with an open end to receive said striker pin of said media player and said latch member is movable to a latch position closing said open end of said guide slot to trap said striker pin within said guide slot whereby said player is retained to said base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A media player system for a vehicle comprising:
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a media player having a case, an attachment device fixed to said case and a terminal fixed to said case;
a base adapted to be fixed in the vehicle;
a connector on said base complementary to said terminal for establishing a connection when mated with said terminal;
a coupling device mounted to said base for engagement with said attachment device to releasably mount said media player to said base; and
a guide for aligning said media player with said base to facilitate engagement of said attachment device of the media player with said coupling device and to facilitate mating of said terminal with said connector as said media player is moved to a latched position upon said base, wherein said guide includes a raised stanchion having a guide slot with an open end to receive said striker pin of said media player and said latch member is movable to a latch position closing said open end of said guide slot to trap said striker pin within said guide slot whereby said media player is retained to said base. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A media player system for a vehicle comprising:
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a media player having a case, an attachment device fixed to said case and a terminal fixed to said case;
a base adapted to be fixed in the vehicle;
a connector on said base complementary to said terminal for establishing a connection when mated with said terminal;
a coupling device mounted to said base for engagement with said attachment device to releasably mount said media player to said base;
a guide for aligning said media player with said base to facilitate engagement of said attachment device of the media player with said coupling device and to facilitate mating of said terminal with said connector as said media player is moved to a latched position upon said base;
said attachment device comprises a pair of recesses in said case and a pair of striker pins fixed to said case with one of said striker pins extending across each of said recesses;
said guide includes a pair of raised stanchions each having a guide slot with an open end to receive said striker pins thereto to guide the motion of said player to said latched position; and
said coupling device includes at least two latch members, each said latch member being moveable to a latch position closing said open end of said guide slots to trap said striker pins within said guide slots whereby said media player is retained to said base. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A media player system for a vehicle comprising;
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a console adapted to be fixed within the vehicle, said console having a compartment with an open end;
a media player having a case, an attachment device fixed to said case and a terminal fixed to said case, said case being sized to be at least partially received in said compartment;
a connector in said compartment complementary to said terminal for establishing a connection when mated with said terminal;
a coupling device mounted to said console in said compartment for engagement with said attachment device to releasably mount said media player to said console; and
a guide in said compartment for aligning said media player with said console to facilitate engagement of said attachment device of the media player with said coupling device and to facilitate mating of said terminal with said connector as said media player is moved to a latched position;
wherein said guide includes a raised stanchion having a guide slot with an open end to receive said striker pin of said media player and said latch member is movable to a latch position closing said open end of said guide slot to trap said striker pin within said guide slot whereby said media player is retained to said console.- View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A media player system for a vehicle comprising;
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a console adapted to be fixed in the vehicle, said console having a compartment with an open end;
a media player having a case, an attachment device fixed to said case and a terminal fixed to said case, said case being sized to be at least partially received in said compartment;
a connector in said compartment complementary to said terminal for establishing a connection when mated with said terminal;
a coupling device mounted to said console in said compartment for engagement with said attachment device to releasably mount said media player to said console;
a guide in said compartment for aligning said media player with said console to facilitate engagement of said attachment device of the media player with said coupling device and to facilitate mating of said terminal with said connector as said media player is moved to a latched position; and
said attachment device comprises a pair of recesses in said case and a pair of striker pins fixed to said case with one of said striker pins extending across each of said recesses;
said guide includes a pair of raised stanchions each having a guide slot with an open end to receive said striker pins therein to guide the motion of said media player to said latched position; and
said coupling device includes at least two latch members, each said latch member being movable to a latch position closing said open end of said guide slots to trap said striker pins within said guide slots whereby said media player is retained to said console. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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34. A media player system for a vehicle comprising:
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a base adapted to be fixed in the vehicle;
a media player having a case with at least one wall, first and second recess in said one wall, first and second striker pins mounted to said case and extending across said first and second recesses respectively, and a terminal fixed to said at least one wall;
a connector on said base complementary to said terminal for establishing a connection when mated with said terminal;
first and second raised stanchions mounted to said base, said first raised stanchion including a first guide slot and second raised stanchion including a second guide slot, each of said first and second guide slots having an open end for reception of said first and second striker pins therein, respectively, to align said case with said base and to facilitate mating of said terminal with said connector as said media player is moved in a single direction onto said base to a latched position in which said first and second stanchions are received in said first and second recesses of said case respectively;
first and second primary latch members movable to latch positions closing said open ends of said first and second guide slots to entrap said first and second striker pins therein to retain said media player on said base; and
a release handle operatively associated with said first and second primary latch members and actuatable in a single motion to move said first and second primary latch members to release positions withdrawn from said guide slots to release said striker pins from said slots and thereby release said media player from said base. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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