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Self leveling steering wheel mount assembly for electronic cell phone device having side camera

  • US 10,220,798 B2
  • Filed: 09/25/2017
  • Issued: 03/05/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/29/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A combination of a vehicle steering wheel assembly having a steering wheel and a steering column and a cell phone device;

  • comprising;

    a dual mounting apparatus that mounts said cell phone device on said steering wheel and vertically maintains said cell phone device thereon at any rotational position of the steering wheel;

    said cell phone device characterized by having at least one camera positioned and located on an upper half of said cell phone device above a center of rotation of said steering wheel assembly;

    said camera facing a driver'"'"'s side window of said vehicle when mounted on said steering wheel assembly;

    said dual mounting apparatus having a first mounting structure including a mounting support located at the center of rotation on said steering wheel and a connector positioned within the lower half of the rear of said cell phone structured to be interconnected with said mounting support on said steering wheel;

    said first mounting structure maintaining the cell phone in close proximity to the driver with a front face of the cell phone facing the driver as the steering wheel rotates;

    said dual mounting apparatus having a second fixed mounting structure for vertically maintaining said cell phone relative to the steering wheel;

    said second fixed mounting structure including an elongated support member for supporting said cell phone in a vertical position, said support member having a first fixed end connected to said steering column of the vehicle and a second end connected to said cell phone device at a position below the rotational center of said steering wheel;

    whereby said cell phone camera facing the driver'"'"'s side window is positioned above the rotational center of said steering wheel assembly while said front face of the cell phone remains within a driver'"'"'s field of view of the road.

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