Patent ID: 7016709
Filing Date: 2006-03-21
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A vehicular hands-free mobile phone system, the system comprising: a vehicle appliance integrated into the vehicle, the vehicle appliance being operable for enabling a user to talk hands-free on a mobile phone during a phone call between the mobile phone and a telephone of another party when the mobile phone is electronically connected to the vehicle appliance, the vehicle appliance having a universal vehicle adapter base integrated in the interior of the vehicle for access by the user, the adapter base having an adapter sleeve receiving area; and first and second adapter sleeves each being removably received within the adapter sleeve receiving area of the adapter base one at a time, the first adapter sleeve having a first mobile phone receiving area for removably receiving a first mobile phone having a first configuration, the second adapter sleeve having a second mobile phone receiving area different than the first mobile phone receiving area for removably receiving a second mobile phone having a second configuration different than the first configuration; wherein the first adapter sleeve and the adapter base electronically connect the first mobile phone to the vehicle appliance when the first adapter sleeve receives the first mobile phone and the adapter base receives the first adapter sleeve; wherein the second adapter sleeve and the adapter base electronically connect the second mobile phone to the vehicle appliance when the second adapter sleeve receives the second mobile phone and the adapter base receives the second adapter sleeve.