Vehicle mounted printer station
First Claim
1. In combination with a front passenger seat of a motor vehicle, the front passenger seat defining first and second spaced-apart headrest mounting rod receptacles, an equipment station comprising:
- a station adaptor comprising an equipment support structure, wherein substantially the entire equipment support structure resides directly vertically adjacent a top of a seatback of the front passenger seat, thereby minimizing obtrusiveness of the station adaptor within an interior cabin space of the motor vehicle, and said station adaptor having first and second spaced-apart elongated mounting rods attached to said equipment support structure and received within the headrest mounting rod receptacles, and wherein said equipment support structure extends at least linearly between said first and second mounting rods; and
electronic equipment secured to said equipment support structure in substitution of a vehicle headrest such that the station adaptor and everything at or vertically above and supported on the station adapter is devoid of vehicle safety headrest padding.
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Abstract
A vehicle mounted printer station is made up of a printer secured to a support surface tray that includes an adaptor capable of attaching the tray and printer to the top of a vehicle seat. The support surface is preferably a rectangular shaped plate with front, back and side edges along with top and bottom surfaces. The bottom surface is attached to the adaptor, the adaptor includes at least one attachment rod for securing the support surface to the vehicle seat. The attachment rods are sized to be received into receptacles provided in the top of a vehicle seat designed for the vehicle headrest.
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13 Claims
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1. In combination with a front passenger seat of a motor vehicle, the front passenger seat defining first and second spaced-apart headrest mounting rod receptacles, an equipment station comprising:
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a station adaptor comprising an equipment support structure, wherein substantially the entire equipment support structure resides directly vertically adjacent a top of a seatback of the front passenger seat, thereby minimizing obtrusiveness of the station adaptor within an interior cabin space of the motor vehicle, and said station adaptor having first and second spaced-apart elongated mounting rods attached to said equipment support structure and received within the headrest mounting rod receptacles, and wherein said equipment support structure extends at least linearly between said first and second mounting rods; and electronic equipment secured to said equipment support structure in substitution of a vehicle headrest such that the station adaptor and everything at or vertically above and supported on the station adapter is devoid of vehicle safety headrest padding. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An equipment station adapted for mounting on a front passenger seat of a motor vehicle, the front passenger seat defining first and second spaced-apart headrest mounting rod receptacles, said equipment station comprising:
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a station adaptor comprising an equipment support structure, wherein substantially the entire equipment support structure resides directly vertically adjacent a top of a seatback of the front passenger seat, thereby minimizing obtrusiveness of the station adaptor within an interior cabin space of the motor vehicle, and said station adaptor having first and second spaced-apart elongated mounting rods attached to said equipment support structure and adapted to be received within the headrest mounting rod receptacles, and wherein said equipment support structure extends at least linearly between said first and second mounting rods; and electronic equipment secured to said equipment support structure in substitution of a vehicle headrest such that the station adaptor and everything at or vertically above and supported on the station adapter is devoid of vehicle safety headrest padding. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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