Patent ID: 6199810
Filing Date: 2001-03-13
Classification: B60R,Y10S

Abstract:
A display assembly mountable in a vehicle, the vehicle comprising a display assembly comprising a display, a mount including first and second shells for securing the display to the interior of the vehicle, a hinge connected between the first and second shells wherein the hinge includes a first portion rotatably connected with the first shell and a second portion rotatable connected with the second shell, and a device for retaining the second shell in the first position wherein the retaining device includes a catch attached to the first shell and an edge formed on the second shell and the catch can be engaged with the edge in the first position wherein the catch can be moved between a position for catching the edge and another position for releasing the edge, said retaining device further including a device for moving the catch between the catching and releasing positions wherein the catch-moving device is a button connected with the catch and attached to the first shell so that the button moves the catch while sliding on the first shell and wherein the first shell includes an aperture therein for receiving the button, said catch-moving device including at least one snap projecting from the button for engagement with the edge of the aperture thus avoiding disengagement of the button from the first shell.