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Vehicle entertainment system and method of mounting vehicle entertainment unit

  • US 9,987,999 B2
  • Filed: 12/31/2015
  • Issued: 06/05/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle entertainment system, comprising:

  • a cradle disposed in a headrest of a vehicle, wherein the cradle comprises a first slot disposed near a first side of the cradle and a second slot disposed near a second side of the cradle, wherein the first and second sides of the cradle oppose each other;

    a vehicle entertainment unit comprising a display, a first locking mechanism disposed near a first side of the vehicle entertainment unit, and a second locking mechanism disposed near a second side of the vehicle entertainment unit, wherein the first and second sides of the vehicle entertainment unit oppose each other,wherein, upon placing the vehicle entertainment unit in the cradle, the first side of the vehicle entertainment unit is adjacent to the first side of the cradle and the second side of the vehicle entertainment unit is adjacent to the second side of the cradle,wherein, upon placing the vehicle entertainment unit in the cradle, the first locking mechanism is inserted into the first slot and the second locking mechanism is inserted into the second slot to fixedly lock the vehicle entertainment unit in the cradle,wherein, upon fixedly locking the vehicle entertainment unit in the cradle, a first space aligned with the first locking mechanism is disposed between the first side of the cradle and the first side of the vehicle entertainment unit and a second space aligned with the second locking mechanism is disposed between the second side of the cradle and the second side of the vehicle entertainment unit; and

    a first removal tool shaped and dimensioned to be inserted into the first and second spaces to disengage the first and second locking mechanisms from the first and second slots,wherein the vehicle entertainment unit is unlocked from the cradle upon inserting the first removal tool into the first space to disengage the first locking mechanism from the first slot and upon inserting the removal tool into the second space to disengage the second locking mechanism from the second slot.

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