Car telephone cover apparatus

An apparatus for effecting the protection and concealment of a vehicular telephone is arranged for mounting to cover the telephone and receive the same therewithin and securement of the associated container upon a console or alternatively, provision is made for the mounting of the container from a telescoping mount selectively securable relative to a roof portion of an associated vehicle to utilize available space within a passenger compartment of an associated vehicle.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
1. Field of the Invention 
The field of invention relates to telephone apparatus, and more 
particularly pertains to a new and improved car telephone cover apparatus 
wherein the same is arranged for the covering, concealment and protection 
of a telephone within a vehicle. 
2. Description of the Prior Art 
Concealment of various components, as well as affording protection to 
various components such as cameras and the like, is utilized in the prior 
art. The U.S. Pat. No. 4,138,045 to Baker sets forth a camera case of a 
unitary construction to afford protection to an associated camera 
therewithin. 
U.S. Pat. No. 4,901,852 to King sets forth a cover for an electronic pager 
as utilized in association with telephone equipment. 
U.S. Pat. No. 4,896,805 to Claczak, et al. sets forth a further example of 
a telephone pager covering container. 
Accordingly, it may be appreciated that there continues to be a need for a 
new and improved car telephone cover apparatus as set forth by the instant 
invention which addresses both the problems of ease of use as well as 
effectiveness in construction and in this respect, the present invention 
substantially fulfills this need. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of 
telephone apparatus now present in the prior art, the present invention 
provides a car telephone cover apparatus wherein the same effects 
concealment and protection relative to a vehicular telephone. As such, the 
general purpose of the present invention, which will be described 
subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new and improved car 
telephone cover apparatus which has all the advantages of the prior art 
telephone apparatus and none of the disadvantages. 
To attain this, the present invention provides an apparatus for effecting 
the protection and concealment of a vehicular telephone arranged for 
mounting to cover the telephone and receive the same therewithin and 
alternatively, provision is made for the mounting of the container from a 
telescoping mount selectively securable relative to a roof portion of an 
associated vehicle to utilize available space within a passenger 
compartment of an associated vehicle. 
My invention resides not in any one of these features per se, but rather in 
the particular combination of all of them herein disclosed and claimed and 
it is distinguished from the prior art in this particular combination of 
all of its structures for the functions specified. 
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features 
of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that 
follows may be better understood, and in order that the present 
contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, 
additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter 
and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which 
this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the 
designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the 
several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, 
that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions 
insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present 
invention. 
Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent 
and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the 
scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar 
with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a 
cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of 
the application. The abstract is neither intended to define the invention 
of the application, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to 
be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way. 
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and 
improved car telephone cover apparatus which has all the advantages of the 
prior art telephone apparatus and none of the disadvantages. 
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved 
car telephone cover apparatus which may be easily and efficiently 
manufactured and marketed. 
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new and 
improved car telephone cover apparatus which is of a durable and reliable 
construction. 
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new and 
improved car telephone cover apparatus which is susceptible of a low cost 
of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which 
accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming 
public, thereby making such car telephone cover apparatus economically 
available to the buying public. 
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new and 
improved car telephone cover apparatus which provides in the apparatuses 
and methods of the prior art some of the advantages thereof, while 
simultaneously overcoming some of the disadvantages normally associated 
therewith. 
These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various 
features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with 
particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this 
disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating 
advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should 
be had to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there 
is illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 to 9 
thereof, a new and improved car telephone cover apparatus embodying the 
principles and concepts of the present invention and generally designated 
by the reference numerals 10 and 10a will be described. 
More specifically, the car telephone cover apparatus 10 of the instant 
invention essentially comprises the use of a container 11 that includes a 
container floor 12, a first wall 13 spaced from and parallel a second wall 
14, and a front wall 15 spaced from and parallel a rear wall 16. A cover 
17 is hingedly mounted to the rear wall 16 about a cover hinge 20. A front 
wall latch 18 is securable to a front wall receiving boss 19 to effect 
securement of the cover relative to the container portion of the 
construction. Further, the use of hook and loop fastener patches 22 may be 
optionally employed and secured to the floor 12 for adherence to 
accompanying patches to permit the organization to be mounted to a console 
or the like of a vehicle. It should be noted that a first end wall slot 21 
is directed to the first end wall permitting projecting of the telephone 
cord of the associated telephone "T" to be received therethrough. 
The FIGS. 4-6 illustrate the invention employing a spring clasp leg plate 
23 mounted to the floor 12 for reception within a receiving tube 24. The 
receiving tube 24 includes a first flexible web 25 and a second flexible 
web 27 mounted to opposing side walls of the tube, with remote distal ends 
of the first and second webs including respective first and second 
weighted anchor plates 27 and 29 when a console is not available in a 
vehicle and the tube 24 is accordingly positioned upon a transmission 
tunnel portion of the vehicle. The organization is further adaptable for 
flush mounting to a floor in the event of a front wheel drive vehicle as 
is available in contemporary vehicular construction. 
The apparatus 10a, as illustrated in the FIGS. 7-9, includes the front wall 
15 formed with a front wall slot 21a to receive the telephone cord of the 
telephone "T" therethrough. A plurality of spaced keyhole openings 30 are 
directed through the planar floor 12. The lid 17 includes a lid cavity 17a 
defined by lid side walls of a lid first side wall 35 and a lid second 
side wall 36 in a parallel relationship. A first axle 31 is spaced from 
and parallel a second axle 33 that are orthogonally and rotatably mounted 
through the first and second side walls in a parallel relationship and the 
first and second axles 31 and 33 include respective first and second 
handle 32 and 34 to effect selective rotation of the axles. The axles 
include an elongate web 37 whose first and second ends are selectively 
wound about the first and second axles 31 and 33. The web is arranged to 
receive various telephone information, such as numbers, addresses, and the 
like, in association with a telephone contained within the associated 
container 11a. A container mounting plate 38 includes a plurality of plate 
lug projections 39, with a lug projection arranged for reception within an 
associated keyhole opening 30 through the floor 12 for selective mounting 
of the container 11a to the plate 38. A support socket 40 mounted to a 
forward distal end of the plate 38 includes a pivot sphere 41 rotatably 
contained therewithin, wherein the pivot sphere includes a support boss 42 
mounted fixedly to the pivot sphere, with a telescoping rod 44 integrally 
mounted to the support boss 42. A telescoping rod 44 is slidably and 
selectively received within the support tube 43, with a tube collet 45 
mounted to an upper distal end of the telescoping rod 44 for selective 
securement of the telescoping rod 44 within the support tube 43. An upper 
distal end of the telescoping rod 44 includes a disc plate 46 that in turn 
is slidably received within a mounting tube 47. The mounting tube 47 is 
arranged for securement relative to a roof portion of an associated 
automotive vehicle, as well as to a dash board depending upon available 
room within a passenger compartment of that vehicle. The mounting tube 47 
includes a "T" shaped cavity 48 directed coextensively through the 
mounting tube 47 accessed by the disc plate 47 and the associated support 
rod 43 by a mounting tube bottom wall slot 49 directed coextensively 
through the bottom wall of the mounting tube 47 directed into the cavity 
48. In this manner, the support tube 43, telescoping rod 44, and the 
associated mounting plate and container 11a are arranged for adjustment 
along the mounting tube 47. Further, the modified container 11a is 
arranged for pivotal mounting as the mounting plate 38 is arranged for 
pivotment relative to the support tube 43 by the pivot sphere 41 mounted 
within the support socket 40 in a rotative manner. 
As to the manner of usage and operation of the instant invention, the same 
should be apparent from the above disclosure, and accordingly no further 
discussion relative to the manner of usage and operation of the instant 
invention shall be provided. 
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the 
optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to 
include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of 
operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to 
one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those 
illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are 
intended to be encompassed by the present invention. 
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the 
principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and 
changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired 
to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and 
described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may 
be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.