Vehicle entertainment system
View Patent ↗A vehicle includes a ceiling with a headliner, a cradle secured within the ceiling of the vehicle and a video system selectively secured to the cradle for movement between a use position and a storage position. Side edges of the video system are exposed with no surrounding structure when in its storage position.
1. A vehicle, comprising:
a ceiling with a headliner;
a cradle secured within the ceiling of the vehicle; and
a video system selectively secured to the cradle for movement between a use position and a storage position, wherein side edges of the video system are exposed with no surrounding structure when in its storage position.
2. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the video system includes a video source and a video monitor.
3. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the video system includes electrical connections shaped and dimensioned for selective engagement with electrical connections formed within the cradle.
4. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the cradle includes a primary recess into which the video system is mounted.
5. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the video system includes a housing in which a video monitor and video source are housed, the housing depending from a base shaped and dimensioned for selectively attachment to the cradle.
6. The vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein the base includes a means for pivoting the video monitor.
7. The vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein the base includes means for pivoting the video monitor about multiple axes.
8. The vehicle according to claim 1 , further including a cover for covering the cradle when it is not in use, the cover being substantially flush with the headliner and conforming with a profile thereof.
9. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the cradle is substantially flush with the headliner.
10. An entertainment system for a vehicle having a ceiling, comprising:
a cradle shaped and dimensioned for securing within the ceiling of the vehicle; and
a video system selectively secured to the cradle for movement between a use position and a storage position, wherein side edges of the video system are exposed with no surrounding structure when in its storage position.
11. The entertainment system according to claim 10 , wherein the video system includes a video source and a video monitor.
12. The entertainment system according to claim 10 , wherein the video system includes electrical connections shaped and dimensioned for selective engagement with electrical connections formed within the cradle.
13. The entertainment system according to claim 10 , wherein the cradle includes a primary recess into which the video system is mounted.
14. The entertainment system according to claim 10 , wherein the video system includes a housing in which a video monitor and video source are housed, the housing depending from a base shaped and dimensioned for selectively attachment to the cradle.
15. The entertainment system according to claim 14 , wherein the base includes a means for pivoting the video monitor.
16. The entertainment system according to claim 15 , wherein the base includes means for pivoting the video monitor about multiple axes.
17. The entertainment system according to claim 10 , further including a cover for covering the cradle when it is not in use, the cover being substantially flush with a headliner of the vehicle and conforming with a profile thereof.
18. The entertainment system according to claim 17 , wherein the cover includes a light.
19. The entertainment system according to claim 17 , wherein the cover includes a power source.
20. The entertainment system according to claim 10 , wherein the cradle is substantially flush with a headliner of the vehicle.