A universal mobile phone adapter device for a vehicle appliance operable for
enabling
a user to talk hands-free on a mobile phone during a phone call between the mobile
phone and a telephone of another party when the mobile phone is electronically
connected to the vehicle appliance. The adapter device includes a universal vehicle
adapter base integrated in the interior of the vehicle. The adapter base is electronically
connected to the vehicle appliance. The adapter device includes first and second
adapter sleeves which are removably receivable one at a time within the adapter
base. The adapter sleeves include respective first and second mobile phone receiving
areas for removably receiving first and second mobile phones having different configurations.
The adapter sleeves and the adapter base electronically connect the mobile phones
to the vehicle appliance when the adapter sleeves receive the respective mobile
phones and the adapter base receives the adapter sleeves.