Portable radio/tape recorder charging and locking system

Claim 1

A rechargeable and portable radio/tape recorder charging and locking system, comprising: A. a base unit including: i. a charger having an on/off switch and a charging outlet connector; ii. an electrical circuit interconnecting said charger and a source of electrical power; B. a portable radio/tape recorder unit removably positioned in said base unit and including: i. an energizing circuit engageable with said charger outlet connector; ii. tape recorder and radio components operably supported in said circuit, said tape recorder including a mike means and amplifier, so as to enable tape recording, as well as playback within said unit; and iii. lock means supported in said radio/tape recorder unit and extensible into said base, including a tumbler, activated by a key and a bar pivotable so as to lock said unit to said base when not in use from said tumbler through the tape recorder housing and into said base; C. a rechargeable power cell mounted in said energizing circuit and including an on/off switch and said base unit including magnetic means positionable adjacent said on/off switch, so as to deactivate said rechargeable power cell, as said radio/tape recorder is removed from said base; and D. a cigarette lighter connected to said energizing circuit and supported in said radio/tape recorder unit.