Automobile entertainment system

• US 8,250,611 B2
• Filed: 07/21/2004
• Issued: 08/21/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Audiovox Corporation (VOXX International Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Audiovox Corporation (VOXX International Corporation)
• Inventors: Vitito, Christopher J.
• Primary Examiner(s): SALCE, JASON P
• Application Number:
  US10/895,111
• Publication Number:
  US 20050099495A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,953 Days
• Field of Search: 725/74, 725/75, 725/77, 345 7- 9, 439/266, 439/269.1
• US Class Current: 725/77
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/879 with additional features not related to head-rest positioning, e.g. heating or cooling devices or loudspeakers

Abstract

An automobile entertainment system includes a video system mounted within an automobile headrest. The headrest includes a headrest body and a first downwardly extending extension arm including a passage therethrough. The video system includes a cable extending therefrom and the one cable passes through the first extension arm, wherein the cable includes a cylindrical connector shroud at a distal end thereof. The connector shroud is shaped and dimensioned to pass through the first extension arm.

Claims

1. An automobile entertainment system, comprising:

a video system mounted within an automobile headrest, the headrest including a headrest body and a first downwardly extending extension arm including a passage therethrough;

the video system including a cable extending therefrom and the cable passes through the first extension arm, wherein;

the cable includes a cylindrical connector shroud at a distal end thereof, the connector shroud being shaped and dimensioned to pass through the first extension arm;

the video system includes a selectively removable eyelet securable to the connector shroud;

the connector shroud includes a protrusion sitting entirely on an outer surface of the connector shroud, wherein no portion of the protrusion penetrates the outer surface of the connector shroud; and

the selectively removable eyelet includes a corresponding protrusion engaging the protrusion of the connector shroud to secure the selectively removable eyelet to the connector shroud, wherein the corresponding protrusion extends from an arm, the arm being positioned external to and spaced apart from a housing of the selectively removable eyelet, wherein the arm extends over and parallel to an exterior wall of the housing of the selectively removable eyelet.

2. The entertainment system according to claim 1, wherein the video system includes a video monitor and a video source.

3. The entertainment system according to claim 2, wherein the video source is a DVD player.

4. The entertainment system according to claim 1, wherein the video system includes a housing that is mounted within the headrest body.

5. The entertainment system according to claim 1, wherein the cable includes a power source wire and at least one audio wire.

6. The entertainment system according to claim 5, wherein the connector shroud includes a plurality of connector pins coupled to the power source wire and the at least one audio wire.

7. The entertainment system according to claim 6, wherein the selectively removable eyelet allows the connector shroud to be gripped and pulled through a back of a vehicle seat.

8. The entertainment system according to claim 7, wherein the housing includes a cylindrical housing shaped and dimensioned to fit over the connector shroud, the housing further including a coupling member shaped and dimensioned for engagement with a wire puller.

9. The entertainment system according to claim 1, wherein the selectively removable eyelet allows the connector shroud to be gripped and pulled through a back of a vehicle seat.

10. The entertainment system according to claim 9, wherein the housing includes a cylindrical housing shaped and dimensioned to fit over the connector shroud, the housing further including a coupling member shaped and dimensioned for engagement with a wire puller.

11. The entertainment system according to claim 1, further including a power adaptor for connecting the cable and video system to a power source.

12. The entertainment system according to claim 11, wherein the power adaptor is shaped and dimensioned for coupling with an automobile power adaptor outlet.

13. The entertainment system according to claim 12, wherein the power adaptor includes a first connector and a second connector shaped and dimensioned for engagement with a power supply wire of the cable, and the power adaptor also includes a power plug shaped and dimensioned for selective connection with an automobile power adaptor outlet.

14. The entertainment system according to claim 11, wherein the power adaptor is shaped and dimensioned for direct connection to the automobile power source.

15. The entertainment system according to claim 14, wherein the power adaptor includes a first connector and a second connector shaped and dimensioned for engagement with a power supply wire of the cable, and the power adaptor also includes a pair of electrical lines for connection to an automobile power supply.

16. The entertainment system according to claim 1, wherein the protrusion of the connector shroud protrudes perpendicular to an extension direction of the connector shroud.