Portable, vehicle-mounted, self-contained alarm clock

In combination, a self-contained, battery operated, portable, alarm clock, a vehicle dashboard panel having an opening therethrough capable of receiving said clock, and means securely and releasably mounting said clock in the panel opening to enable the clock to be supported in the vehicle dashboard panel and readily removed therefrom to enable it to be transported to a desired location for general utility, said clock including a casing receiving the clockworks and a time indicating means visible externally of the casing, said securing means including a mounting receptacle insertable into the panel opening and including an open portion accessible through the panel for telescopically receiving the clock casing, said clock casing and mounting receptacle including coacting recess and projecting means for releasably retaining the clock casing telescoped into the mounting receptacle, said projecting means supporting the clock on a supporting surface when removed from said dashboard, said mounting receptacle including a peripheral flange defining the open portion with the flange projecting outwardly from the periphery of the mounting receptacle for engagement with one surface of the panel adjacent the opening therethrough, resilient retaining means mounted on said receptacle in opposed and closely spaced relation to the flange for engaging the opposite surface of the panel with respect to the flange for retaining the mounting receptacle in the opening with such resilient means being capable of inward movement to enable the mounting receptacle to be inserted through the opening in the panel from the side of the panel which is to be engaged by the flange.