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US 2002/0176571 A1Published application
Multi-function car phone holder
OwnerRichard Louhinventor
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Abstract
A car phone holder has a base for holding a car phone, a reel and a release mechanism. The base has a seat detachably connected with the base for accommodating mobile phones of different dimensions. The reel is provided in the base for collecting wires of the ear set to prevent the wires from being tangled and the release mechanism is provided to enable the user to easily detach the mobile phone from and attach the mobile phone to the base.
Claims16
A car phone holder comprising:
- a base for holding a mobile phone therein;
- a seat detachably connected to the base for holding mobile phones of different dimensions;
- a charge selecting device mounted on a front side of the base and having an indicator for indicating electricity status of the car phone holder and an charging indicator for indicating charging status of battery of a mobile phone;
- an ear set provided to a side of the base and having a selecting switch for selecting between an ear phone and a speaker;
- an ear pivotally engaged with a top side of the base for hanging wire of the ear set;
- a reel received in a recessed space in the base for collecting wire of the ear set and
- a release mechanism having
- a release button movably mounted at a bottom of the base;
- a linkage engaged with the release button and having two limit holes corresponding to two limits formed on the base;
- two oppositely formed clamps pivotally mounted on the base and each having a cap securely mounted on top of the clamp for enclosing tip of the linkage;
- and
- a receiving seat vertically extending out from the linkage for supporting the mobile phone,
- wherein the linkage further has two opposite first inclined sides each formed to correspond to one of oppositely formed second inclined sides of the clamps so that movement of the linkage drives the clamps to move.
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A car phone holder comprising:
- a base for holding a mobile phone therein;
- a seat detachably connected to the base for holding mobile phones of different dimensions;
- a charge selecting device mounted on a front side of the base and having an indicator for indicating electricity status of the car phone holder and an charging indicator for indicating charging status of battery of a mobile phone;
- an ear set provided to a side of the base and having a selecting switch for selecting between an ear phone and a speaker;
- an ear pivotally engaged with a top side of the base for hanging wire of the ear set and having a shaft securely engaged with the base, a hook pivotally engaged with the shaft and having an extension extending out from a bottom of the hook and a retainer for positioning the hook and the retainer having a first recess and a second recess, such that when the hook pivots in relation to the base, the first and second recesses are able to fix the extension of the hook in an extended mode or a concealed mode;
- a reel received in a recessed space in the base for collecting wire of the ear set and
- a release mechanism having
- a release button movably mounted at a bottom of the base;
- a linkage engaged with the release button and having two limit holes corresponding to two limits formed on the base;
- two oppositely formed clamps pivotally mounted on the base and each having a cap securely mounted on top of the clamp for enclosing tip of the linkage;
- and
- a receiving seat vertically extending out from the linkage for supporting the mobile phone,
- wherein the linkage further has two opposite first inclined sides each formed to correspond to one of oppositely formed second inclined sides of the clamps so that movement of the linkage drives the clamps to move.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.