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Cover assembly for removably mounted electronic equipment

CA 1284686 C · Owner: Drinkard, Tye C. · Inventors: Shorter, Norwood P.; Douglas, Arthur E.; Drinkard, Tye C.

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The combination of an electronic device to be mounted in a vehicle, such as a cellular car phone citizen band radio and the like, and a cover assembly for at least partially enclosing a housing for the device wherein the cover assembly includes separable top and bottom sections. Each section has integrally formed attachment means engageable with complimentary attachment means formed on the housing. The housing is also provided with a rotatable cam element for engagement with a slot formed in the bottom cover section for releasably locking the cover assembly to the housing. The bottom cover section may also serve as the mounting frame for securing the device to a support surface in a vehicle.

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  • Granted June 4, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 4, 2008.
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FiledDecember 10, 1987
GrantedJune 4, 1991
Term endedJune 4, 2008
Patent numberCA 1284686 C
Classification (IPC)G11B33/02

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1988199119941997200020032006Application filedDec 10, 1987Patent grantedJune 4, 1991Term endedJune 4, 2008

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