Retractable electronic device holder
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1. An apparatus for holding an electronic device in a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a trim panel;
a telescoping ball joint support;
a cradle carried on said telescoping ball joint support wherein said cradle includes a base and an easel carried on said base and said apparatus is displaceable between a stowed configuration, wherein said telescoping ball joint support is concealed inside said trim panel, and a deployed configuration; and
a pivot connecting said easel to said base whereby said easel is pivoted with respect to said base between a first position and a second position.
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided for holding an electronic device. That apparatus includes a telescoping ball joint support and a cradle carried on the telescoping ball joint support. The apparatus is displaceable between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration. A related method of holding an electronic device adjacent a panel of a motor vehicle is also disclosed.
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1. An apparatus for holding an electronic device in a motor vehicle, comprising:
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a trim panel; a telescoping ball joint support; a cradle carried on said telescoping ball joint support wherein said cradle includes a base and an easel carried on said base and said apparatus is displaceable between a stowed configuration, wherein said telescoping ball joint support is concealed inside said trim panel, and a deployed configuration; and a pivot connecting said easel to said base whereby said easel is pivoted with respect to said base between a first position and a second position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of holding an electronic device adjacent a trim panel of a motor vehicle, comprising:
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deploying a cradle, carried on a telescoping ball joint support, from a stowed configuration wherein said telescoping ball joint support is concealed inside said trim panel; pivoting said cradle on said telescoping ball joint support; adjusting a use position of said cradle by manipulating a ball joint of said telescoping ball joint support when said cradle is deployed from said panel; positioning the electronic device on said cradle; and securing the electronic device on said cradle with a clamping feature carried on said cradle, wherein deploying said cradle includes pivoting an easel with respect to a base from a first position to a second position. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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