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AssigneeBelkin International, Inc.
InventorsOliver Seil, Jeffrey Meyers, Vijendra Nalwad, Thorben Neu, Ernesto Quinteros, Ian Sinclair, John Wadsworth
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A holder, electrical supply, and optional RF transmitter unit to hold, supply power to, and receive a data signal from an operating electronic device when the device (e.g., MP3 player) is held in the unit is disclosed. Electrical power enters the unit's power acquisition portion (e.g., cigarette lighter adapter) from an external source and flows to the electronic device via the holder. A data signal from the electronic device is processed by an RF transmitter in the unit, and the resulting RF signal is broadcast by an antenna (e.g., gooseneck) that preferably forms a repositionable mechanical connection between the holder and the power acquisition unit.
A holder, electrical supply, and RF transmitter unit to hold, supply power to, and receive a data signal from an electronic device when the electronic device is being held in the unit and is operating;
The unit of claim 7 wherein the holder further comprises one or more controls for changing the carrier frequency on which the RF transmitter operates and the one or more controls are located at least partially in the inner cavity.
A holder and electrical supply unit to hold and supply power to an electronic device when the electronic device is being held in the unit and is operating;
A power acquisition unit for electrically coupling to an electronic device and that is electrically and mechanically coupled to an external power source when the unit is being used to transmit power from the external power source to the electronic device, the power acquisition unit comprising a cigarette lighter adapter having a housing with a distal end, a proximal end, and a length running from the distal end to the proximal end, the distal end being adapted for insertion into and positioning within a cigarette lighter, the cigarette lighter having a depth and an inner circumference, the cigarette lighter adapter further comprising a deformable resilient member having an outer circumference, the deformable resilient member being mounted on the cigarette lighter adapter near the distal end so that its outer circumference is generally perpendicular to the length of the housing, the outer circumference of the deformable resilient member being larger than the inner circumference of the cigarette lighter so that pushing the distal end of the cigarette lighter adapter into the cigarette lighter causes the outer circumference of the deformable resilient member to bend away from the distal end of the cigarette lighter adapter and towards the proximal end of the cigarette lighter adapter while at least some of the deformable resilient member even after such deformation continues to push against the inner circumference of the cigarette lighter.
A holder for an electronic device comprising an inner housing comprising two or more inner housing sections and an outer piece that fits over the inner housing sections to hold the inner housing sections in close fitting alignment with each other, the holder also having a cavity for receiving and releasably holding the electronic device, the electronic device having a top, a bottom, and a bottom portion extending from the bottom of the device towards the top of the device, the cavity being defined by at least a bottom wall and a sidewall, the sidewall fitting around the electronic device to help retain the electronic device within the cavity.
An RF transmission system comprising a gooseneck metallic member as the antenna.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.