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Modular apparatus holder with multipurpose intermediate support member for supporting minicomputers, cell phones and similar apparatusModular apparatus holder with multipurpose intermediate support member for supporting minicomputers, cell phones and similar apparatus description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20090154078, Modular apparatus holder with multipurpose intermediate support member for supporting minicomputers, cell phones and similar apparatus. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
This is a divisional application of pending application Ser. No. 11/064,000 filed Feb. 15, 2005 Minicomputers in pocket format, generally designated as PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), mobile navigation apparatus, cell phones and combinations of such apparatus are often used in motor vehicles. To facilitate their use in motor vehicles apparatus holders are known which include means for attaching the apparatus holder to the windshield, the dashboard or another suitable location of the motor vehicle. The apparatus holders also include often an adjustable support arm, for example, in the form of a so-called goose neck, and an apparatus support device for engaging and supporting the respective apparatus. It is also known to mount the apparatus support device on the support arm in a removable manner so that it can be replaced by another apparatus support device designed specifically for supporting another instrument or apparatus. The use of such apparatus in a motor vehicle in connection with the support device described is advantageous in many respects since they are supported so as to be conveniently positioned relative to a vehicle driver and can easily be removed and carried along by the user, but there are some points which are not satisfactory when using the instruments or apparatus supported on such holders in a motor vehicle. For example, the acoustic reproduction of messages of a mobile navigation apparatus is difficult to understand when generated by the small loudspeakers of the apparatus as the driving, the wind, and the traffic noises are often overwhelming. Also, the cables needed in connection with such apparatus are often distracting for example when a GPS antenna is to be mounted on the windshield out of the field of sight of the driver or another suitable location and connected to the instrument via a cable which may loosely run through the passenger compartment and disturb the driver or passenger of the motor vehicle. It is the object of the present invention to provide an improved apparatus or instrument holder which renders the use of such an apparatus or instrument in connection with a holder in a vehicle more convenient and more efficient. In a modular holder for supporting an apparatus or instrument such as a minicomputer or a cell phone, comprising a support member with a support head and an apparatus holder supported thereby, an intermediate function box is releasably mounted with one side thereof by an engagement structure onto the support head and the apparatus holder is releasably mounted onto another side of the intermediate function box and the intermediate function box by an identical engagement structure so that the apparatus holder or an apparatus can be selectively monted directly onto the support head or via the function box. The modular apparatus or instrument holder according to the invention comprises a device which is mounted to the vehicle at a suitable location such as the windshield, the dashboard or the center console and which includes a mounting foot, a support arm extending from the mounting foot and carrying a support device for holding and engaging the respective apparatus or instrument such that it can be easily removed from, and again deposited on, the support device. Between the support arm and the support device, a multipurpose intermediate mounting box is provided which particularly includes at least one loudspeaker and an amplifier for amplifying the acoustic messages of the apparatus or instrument disposed on the holder and transmit them with good sound quality and volume. For adjusting the volume, the box may include a volume control. Between the back of the box and the front of the support arm head, a space is provided by an appropriate configuration of the connecting structure so that sound waves can be emitted from sound exit openings on the backside of the box. A sound signal input receptacle at the side of the box is provided for plugging in a (audio output) cable of the apparatus or instrument supported on the holder. Preferably, several functions are provided by the box. Particularly, the box may also serve as power supply or power transmission device for supplying power to the apparatus or instruments supported on the holder. To this end, it is provided with a receptacle which, by way of a cable, can be connected to a power supply plug or receptacle of the motor vehicle, for example, the cigarette lighter receptacle. Furthermore, the box may serve as an antenna device for plugging in a GPS antenna. The GPS antenna preferably includes an antenna socket on which the antenna is pivotally supported and which itself is firmly connected to a plug for insertion into the antenna receptacle of the box. The navigation apparatus is connected to a second antenna receptacle of the box by way of an antenna cable. The invention will become more readily apparent from the following description of an embodiment thereof on the basis of the accompanying drawings. Continue reading about Modular apparatus holder with multipurpose intermediate support member for supporting minicomputers, cell phones and similar apparatus... 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