Radio apparatus with adjustably spaced control elements

Claim 2

Radio apparatus for mounting in the instrument panel of an auTomobile, said panel having preexisting cutouts for control element adjusting means and for a tuning dial, comprising: a main case having a front face, including a tuning dial, and sides; a bracket carried by said main case on each side of said front face, said brackets carrying radio apparatus control elements and being adjustably mounted in said main case for positioning said brackets relative to said main case in a first direction, said control elements being adjustably mounted in said brackets for positioning said control elements relative to said brackets in a second direction whereby said control elements and said tuning dial may be brought into registry with the corresponding cutouts in said instrument panel; and clamping means attached to each said bracket and cooperating with said main case for securing said bracket at the desired position.

Claim 3

Apparatus, as defined in claim 1, in which: the position of each said bracket is adjusted by screw means carried by said bracket and cooperating with nut means carried by said main case.

Claim 4

Apparatus, as defined in claim 1, in which: each said control element is adjustably mounted within the bracket carrying said element for vertical positioning of said element relative to said bracket.

Claim 5

Radio apparatus adapted for mounting in the instrument panel of an automobile, said instrument panel including pre-existing control element shaft holes spaced a predetermined distance apart and a tuning dial cutout, said apparatus comprising: a main case having a front surface, a tuning dial and tuning knob, and side walls and including means defining a transverse guideway extending between said side walls and having outer ends; and a bracket slidably disposed within each outer end of said guideway and including clamping means for securing said bracket to said main case in a predetermined transverse position within said guideway in accordance with the spacing of said control element shaft holes in said instrument panel, each said bracket carrying a radio apparatus control element having a shaft adapted to project through one of said holes in said instrument panel, each said bracket including a front plate having a vertical slot for receiving said control element shaft, said control element having nut means for securing said control element to said front plate in the required position within said slot to align said control element shaft in the vertical direction with the corresponding hole in said instrument panel and to align said tuning dial with said tuning dial cutout.

Claim 6

Radio apparatus adapted for mounting in the instrument panel of an automobile, said instrument panel including pre-existing control element shaft holes spaced a predetermined distance apart and a tuning dial cutout, said apparatus comprising: a main case having a front surface, a tuning dial and tuning knob, and side walls and including means defining a transverse guideway extending between said side walls and having outer ends; and a bracket slidably disposed within each outer end of said guideway and including clamping means for securing said bracket to said main case in a predetermined transverse position within said guideway in accordance with the spacing of said control element shaft holes in said instrument panel, each said bracket carrying a radio apparatus control element having a shaft adapted to project through one of said holes in said instrument panel, each said bracket including a front plate having a vertical slot for receiving said control element shaft, said control element having nut means for securing said control element to said front plate in the required position within said slot to align said control element shaft in the vertical direction with the corresponding hole in said instrument panel and to align said tuning dial with said tuning dial cutout.

Claim 7

Apparatus, as defined in claim 4, in which: said guideway is defined by a pair of opposed, U-shaped, parallel channel members extending transversely adjacent the front surface of said main case; and said brackets comprise generally rectangular, box-like structures carried between said channel members.

Claim 8

Apparatus, as defined in claim 4, in which: each said bracket includes a rearwardly extending flange; and an adjusting screw is rotatably carried by said flange and held against axial movement and is threadedly received by a nut member attached to the corresponding side wall of said main case.

Claim 9

Apparatus, as defined in claim 5, in which: said channels include transverse slots adjacent said outer ends; and screw means are received by said slots and threadedly engage said brackets to clamp said brackets in the desired position.

Claim 10

Apparatus, as defined in claim 1, in which: each said bracket is adjustably mounted for horizontal positioning of said bracket relative to said main case.