Vehicle video stand system
View Patent ↗A television stand in accordance with the principles of the present invention is retained in place by the front seats. In a preferred embodiment, a television stand in accordance with the principles of the present invention fits snugly between the front bucket seats of a vehicle. A television stand in accordance with the principles of the present invention is further retained by the positioning of the bottom plate in between the front bucket seat inner mounting rails. A television stand in accordance with the principles of the present invention is low enough for the vehicle's driver to see over it.
1. A video display stand comprising:
a base having at least one upright member and a bottom plate;
a tray supported by the base;
the tray having a means to retain a video display unit; and
a means for releasably securing the video display stand between front seats of a vehicle, wherein the bottom plate has an adjustable width.
2. The video display stand of claim 1 further wherein the releasable securing means is the frictional and normal forces between the front seats and the tray.
3. The video display stand of claim 1 further wherein the releasable securing means is the normal force between front seat mounting rails and the bottom plate.
4. The video display stand of clam 1 further wherein the video unit is a cathode ray television.
5. The video display stand of clam 4 further wherein is a 9-inch television.
6. The video display stand of claim 1 further wherein the base has four upright members.
7. The video display stand of claim 1 , wherein the tray further comprises two upright members each having a channel whereby the video display unit is removably retained by the channels.
8. The video display stand of claim 1 , wherein the video display unit comprises a liquid crystal display.
9. The video display stand of claim 1 , wherein the housing has a polyhedral shape.
10. The video display stand of claim 1 , wherein the tray has an adjustable width.
11. A video display stand for displaying a video display unit in a vehicle, the system comprising:
a base having a bottom plate and at least one upright member;
a tray supported by the base;
a housing supported by the tray and capable of receiving a video display unit disposed within it,
wherein the video display stand is retained in place by frictional forces between a first front seat and a second front seat of a vehicle and the housing.
12. The video display stand of clam 11 , wherein the base has four upright members.
13. The video display stand of clam 11 , wherein the video unit is a cathode ray tube television.
14. The video display stand of clam 13 , further wherein is a 9-inch television.
15. The video display stand of claim 11 , wherein the video display unit comprises a liquid crystal display.
16. The video display stand of claim 11 , wherein the tray has a means for adjusting the width of the tray.
17. The video display stand of claim 11 , wherein the bottom plate has a means for adjusting the width of the tray.
18. A video display stand adapted to be removably secured to a vehicle, the stand comprising:
a base having a bottom plate and at least one upright member;
a housing supported by the base, the housing adapted to support a video unit and the video display unit being further adapted to be retained by front seats of a vehicle,
wherein the video display unit is retained by the force between front seat mounting rails and the bottom plate.
19. The video display stand of claim 18 , wherein the bottom plate has an adjustable width.
20. The video display stand of claim 18 , wherein the video display unit comprises a cathode ray television.
21. The video display stand of claim 18 , wherein the video display unit comprises a liquid crystal display.
22. The video display stand of claim 18 further comprising a tray positioned between the housing and the base.
23. The video display stand of claim 18 further comprising a means for releasably securing the video display stand.
24. The video display stand of claim 23 , wherein the releasable securing means is the forces between the front seats and the video display stand.
25. The video display stand of claim 18 , wherein the housing has a polyhedral shape.
26. The video display stand of claim 18 , wherein the housing is held in place by forces between the front seats and the housing.
27. The video display stand of claim 18 , wherein the housing comprises two upright members each having a channel whereby the video display unit is removably retained by the channels.
28. The video display stand of claim 27 , wherein the two upright members have a means for adjusting the distance between the two upright members.