Combination cellular telephone radio receiver and recorder mechanism for vehicles

A combination cellular telephone and AM/FM radio receiver, tape player/recorder mechanism for a vehicle having a driver's seat, comprising,

• a cellular telephone devoid of a handset,
• a radio receiver and tape player/recorder mechanism including an antenna and a loudspeaker,
• said cellular telephone being wired to the radio receiver/tape player/recorder for receiving and sending cellular telephone transmissions through said radio antenna,
• a dialing keypad mounted upon an upper portion of an armrest positioned beside a driver's seat within said vehicle is connected to the telephone for dialing a number to be called,
• said radio includes at least one speaker,
• the cellular telephone is operatively connected to the speaker for transmitting audible messages received by the telephone through said speaker,
• the cellular telephone being hardwired by direct wiring connection to the radio receiver and tape player/recorder and being unexposed in the vehicle,
• function control selector switch means wired to the cellular telephone and located on a steering wheel adjacent the periphery of the steering wheel for controlling the operation of said cellular telephone,
• motive power means connected to a keypad cover over and connected to said cellular telephone to move the cover to a closed position over the keypad to automatically conceal the keypad without the attention of the user when the cellular telephone is not in use,
• the recorder is operatively connected to the cellular telephone for recording incoming messages and messages to be transmitted by the telephone,
• the cellular telephone has a telephone memory,
• the radio receiver has an alphanumeric display, and
• the alphanumeric display is connected to the telephone memory for displaying a telephone number being called out or called in.

A combination cellular telephone and AM/FM radio receiver, player mechanism for a vehicle having a driver's seat, comprising,

• a cellular telephone which is not a handset,
• a radio receiver and player mechanism including an antenna and a loudspeaker,
• said cellular telephone being wired to the radio receiver and player mechanism for receiving and sending cellular telephone transmission through said radio antenna and transmitting sound communication through said loudspeakers,
• the cellular telephone being hardwired by direct wiring connection to the radio receiver and player mechanism and supported physically behind an interior surface of the vehicle,
• a dialing keypad mounted upon an interior part of a vehicle and connected to the cellular telephone for dialing a number being called,
• function control selector switch means wired to the cellular telephone for controlling the operation of said cellular telephone,
• a movable means for concealing the keypad, and
• motive power means connected to the movable means for imparting motion thereto, and
• switch means operatively associated with the motive power means for enabling the movable means to conceal the keypad by the motive power means when the cellular telephone is not in use.