Anti-theft mounting apparatus

Anti-theft mounting apparatus comprising:

• sleeve member means for fixedly mounting within a dashboard of a vehicle, said sleeve member means being configured to accept an audio component therein and to tightly mount within a standard dashboard opening, said sleeve member means having contacts for connection to speaker, antenna and power leads present in said dashboard and including a plurality of extendible tabs disposed on each of top and bottom surfaces thereof, said plurality of extendible tabs being located toward the front of said top and bottom surfaces and arranged in symmetrical pairs on each of said top and bottom surfaces, each of said plurality of extendible tabs having an aslantly disposed leading edge for adjustably engaging said dashboard, said symmetrical pairs of extendible tabs on each of said top and bottom surfaces being variably spaced from the front of the top and bottom surfaces of said sleeve member to isure engagement with portions of said dashboard surrounding said opening, said contacts on said sleeve member means being extended from the rear of said sleeve member for connection to said leads present in said dashboard and provided as a plug compatible array internal to said sleeve member;
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• cap member means for fixedly mounting to the rear of an audio component, said cap member means having a recessed contact set for engaging each of said contacts in said plug compatible array internal to said sleeve member means, said contact set being disposed to the rear of said cap member means, and being recessed in a manner to avoid contamination of contacts therein, said contact set being disposed internally to said cap member means for providing speaker, antenna and power connections to an audio component on which said cap member means is fixedly mounted.