Desk structure
OwnerCarl B. McKeeinventor
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Abstract
A desk structure for use in association with vehicles, exemplified by an automobile, which is so constructed as to be positioned in substitution for the conventional swingable arm rest, or to be seated in a cavity formed in the typical arm rest or console. Means are provided for adjustably pivoting the desk structure into various positions, and for locking or securing the desk in the position selected. Cavities are provided in the desk structure for receiving a variety of accessories, exemplified by personal communication means such as a cellular telephone, telecopier, pager, computer, and the like. In accordance with the invention, the cavities and accessories are so positioned with respect to the vehicle driver as to permit their use without interference with or distraction from safe operation of the vehicle.
Claims20
A desk structure for pivotal mounting between a pair of spaced side by side seats in a driver-operated vehicle comprising:
- a base portion having at least one open top cavity formed therein;
- a mounting means for attachment to a fixed vehicle structure, said base portion being pivotally attached to said mounting means for swingable movement along an arcuate path between a down position and an elevated position;
- a body portion being contoured for close fitting contact within said open top cavity and having a table top member with at least one cavity formed therein for receiving a mobile telephone;
- at least one recess formed in an interior surface of a wall of said base portion and facing into said open top cavity;
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- an outwardly extending protuberance formed on an exterior surface of a wall of said body portion whereby when said body portion is inserted into said open top cavity, said protuberance releasably engages said recess for retaining said body portion and when said mounting means is attached to a fixed vehicle structure between a pair of spaced apart seats, said table top member and said cavity formed therein are accessible for use by persons sitting in the seats.
A desk structure for pivotal mounting between a pair of spaced side by side seats in a driver-operated vehicle comprising:
- a base portion having at least one open top cavity formed therein for receiving a mobile telephone;
- a mounting means for attachment to a fixed vehicle structure, said base portion being pivotally attached to said mounting means for swingable movement along an arcuate path between a down position and an elevated position;
- a top member slidably attached to said base portion for movement between a first position covering said open top cavity and a second position exposing said open top cavity;
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- an adjusting means attached to said base portion and said mounting means for selectively retaining said base portion in a plurality of selected positions along said path of swingable movement, said adjusting means including a shaft means connected to said mounting means, sprocket means connected to said shaft means, and actuating means attached to said base portion and engageable with said sprocket means to lock said base portion in a selected one of a plurality of positions along said path of swingable movement.
A desk structure for mounting between a pair of spaced side by side seats in a driver-operated vehicle comprising:
- a base portion having at least one open top cavity formed therein;
- a mounting means for attachment to a fixed vehicle structure;
- a body portion being contoured for close fitting contact within said open top cavity and having a table top member with at least one cavity formed therein for receiving a mobile telephone;
- a pair of recesses each formed in an interior surface of an associated wall of said base portion and facing into said open top cavity;
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- a pair of outwardly extending protuberances each formed on an exterior surface of an associated wall of said body portion whereby when said body portion is inserted into said open top cavity, each of said protuberances releasably engages an associated one of said recesses for retaining said body portion and when said mounting means is attached to a fixed vehicle structure between a pair of spaced apart seats, said table top member and said cavity formed therein are accessible for use by persons sitting in the seats.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.