Abstract:
A electronic device storage assembly includes a housing that may be positioned within a vehicle. A drawer is movably coupled to the housing. The drawer insertably receives an electronic device. The electronic device is contained within the housing. A lock is coupled to the drawer. The lock is operationally coupled to the vehicle. The lock detects when the vehicle is driven. The lock selectively locks the drawer so the electronic device is not accessible while the vehicle is driven.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     Field of the Disclosure 
     The disclosure relates to storage devices and more particularly pertains to a new storage device for preventing texting while driving. 
     SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a housing that may be positioned within a vehicle. A drawer is movably coupled to the housing. The drawer insertably receives an electronic device. The electronic device is contained within the housing. A lock is coupled to the drawer. The lock is operationally coupled to the vehicle. The lock detects when the vehicle is driven. The lock selectively locks the drawer so the electronic device is not accessible while the vehicle is driven. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure 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 additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a top perspective view of a electronic device storage assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a cross sectional view taken along line  3 - 3  of  FIG. 1  of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a cross sectional view taken along line  4 - 4  of  FIG. 2  of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is a cross sectional view taken along line  5 - 5  of  FIG. 4  of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 5  thereof, a new storage device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 5 , the electronic device storage assembly  10  generally comprises a housing  12 . The housing  12  has a perimeter wall  14 . The perimeter wall  14  of the housing  12  is structured so a front side  16  of the housing  12  is open. The housing  12  may be positioned within a vehicle  18 . 
     A top wall  20  of the housing  12  is removably coupled to the perimeter wall  14  of the housing  12 . A plurality of screws  22  extends downwardly through the top wall  20  of the housing  12  and engages the perimeter wall  14  of the housing  12 . The plurality of screws  22  retains the top wall  20  of the housing  12  on the perimeter wall  14  of the housing  12 . 
     An inner surface  24  of each of a first lateral side  26  and a second lateral side  28  of the perimeter wall  14  of the housing  12  each has a drawer groove  30  extending toward and outer surface  32  of the perimeter wall  14  of the housing  12 . The drawer grooves  30  are each positioned proximate to and are coextensive with a bottom wall  34  of the housing  12 . Additionally, the drawer grooves  30  each extends between a back side  36  of the housing  12  and the front side  16  of the housing  12 . 
     The inner surface  24  of each of the first  26  and second  28  lateral sides of the perimeter wall  14  of the housing  12  each has a pin groove  38  extending toward the outer surface  32  of the perimeter wall  14  of the housing  12 . The pin grooves  38  are each positioned above and are coextensive with an associated one of the drawer grooves  30 . Moreover, the pin grooves  38  each extends between a center  40  of the housing and the front side  16  of the housing  12 . The pin grooves  38  each angle upwardly proximate a middle  42  of the pin grooves  38 . A front end  44  of the pin grooves  38  is positioned proximate the top wall  20  of the housing  12 . 
     A drawer  46  is provided. The drawer  46  has a forward wall  48  coupled to a basal wall  50  of the drawer  46 . The basal wall  50  of the drawer  46  slidably engages each of the drawer grooves  30 . The drawer  46  is slidable outwardly from the front side  16  of the housing  12 . A handle  52  is coupled to the forward wall  48  of the drawer  46 . The handle  52  may be gripped. 
     A tray  54  is provided. The tray  54  has a pair of oblique walls  56  extending upwardly from a lowermost wall  58  of the tray  54 . The pair of oblique walls  56  of the ray  54  are laterally spaced apart from each other. The tray  54  has a rear end  60  and a front end  62 . Additionally, the rear end  60  of the tray  54  is hingedly coupled to the basal wall  50  of the drawer  46  so the tray  54  is positioned above the drawer  46 . 
     A partition  64  is coupled to an extends upwardly from the lowermost wall  58  of the tray  54 . The partition  64  is centrally positioned on the tray  54 . Additionally, the partition  624  extends between each of the pair of oblique walls  56  of the tray  54 . A pair of pins  66  is each coupled to and extends laterally away from an associated one of the oblique walls  56  of the tray  54 . Each of the pins  66  is centrally positioned on the tray  54 . 
     The pair of pins  66  each slidably engages an associated one of the pin grooves  38 . The front end  62  of the tray  54  is raised upwardly from the drawer  46  when the drawer  46  is slid outwardly from the housing  12 . Moreover, the tray  54  may insertably receive an electronic device  68 . The electronic device  68  is positionable between the partition  64  and the front end  62  of the tray  54 . The electronic device  68  may be a smart phone of any conventional design. The front end  62  of the tray  54  is lowered downwardly toward the drawer  46  when the drawer  46  is slid inwardly into the housing  12  so the electronic device  68  is contained within the housing  12 . 
     A lock  70  is coupled to and extends upwardly from the lowermost wall  58  of the tray  54 . The lock  70  is positioned between the partition  64  and the rear end  60  of the tray  54 . Additionally, the lock  70  is electrically coupled to the vehicle  18 . The lock  70  is actuated when the vehicle  18  is driven. The electronic device  68  is removable from the tray  54  when the drawer  46  is unlocked. 
     The lock  70  engages the top wall  20  of the housing  12  when the drawer  46  is slid inwardly into the housing  12 . Additionally, the lock  70  engages the top wall  20  of the housing  12  when the vehicle  18  is driven. The drawer  46  is locked in a closed position so the electronic device  68  is not accessible when the vehicle  18  is driven. The lock  70  disengages from the top wall  20  of the housing  12  when the vehicle  18  is no longer is driven so the drawer  46  is unlocked from the closed position. The lock  70  may be an electrically actuated solenoid of any conventional design. 
     In use, the electronic device  68  is positioned within the tray  54  before the vehicle  18  is to be driven. The electronic device  68  may not be used to text or otherwise communicate while the vehicle  18  is being driven. After the vehicle  18  is no longer being driven, the drawer  46  may be opened and the electronic device  68  may be removed from the tray  54 . 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, 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 an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure 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 disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.