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US 5,245,511 AGranted
Car stereo having a detachable grille
AssigneePioneer Electronic Corporation
InventorMasaaki Watanabe
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Abstract
A car stereo has a grille detachably mounted on a stereo body. Engaging recesses are formed at the four corners of the grille. Flexible latch members are provided on the stereo body, each of which is adapted to engage with the corresponding engaging recess of the grille when the grille is attached to the body. A release mechanism is provided on the body, which is operated by a release member provided on the grille. When the release mechanism is operated, the engagement between the engaging recesses and the latch members is released.
Claims3
A car stereo having a car stereo body and a detachable grille comprising:
- engaging portions formed on the grille;
- flexible latch means provided on the car stereo body each of which removably engages with the corresponding engaging portion of the grille;
- a release mechanism to release the engagement between the engaging portions and the flexible latch means;
- a manually operated release member provided on the grille for operating the release mechanism to release the flexible latch means from the engaging portions;
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- a push member, provided in the stereo body, which pushes out on the grille,
- wherein said release mechanism releases at least one of said flexible latch means provided on a release side of said car stereo and wherein the flexible latch means provided on another side of the car stereo is provided to hole the grille to prevent the grille from falling when said at least one flexible latch means on the release side is released.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.