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Mobile Electronic Device (MED) Mounting and Positioning Bracket Assembly

  • US 20130020363A1
  • Filed: 09/27/2012
  • Published: 01/24/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A non-invasive, secure, stable attachment device for mounting a mobile electronic device (MED) to a dashboard of a vehicle without requiring surface marring adhesives or drilling of holes, said device comprising:

  • a) a bracket assembly securing two-end, mechanical anchoring of a MED mounting platform to the dashboard,b) a first fastening mechanism for one end of the bracket assembly which uses pressure and friction achieved by sandwiching the bracket assembly between a flange of at least one cylindrical vehicle instrument and a face of an instrument housing panel of the vehicle, said flange being created by a bezel rim of the instrument and lip of a circumferential ribbed rubber boot used in press fitting and holding the instrument securely in a circular opening in the vehicle'"'"'s instrument housing panel,c) a second fastening mechanism for the end of the bracket assembly opposite to the end used in b), which mechanically attaches a bracing support arm connecting the bracket assembly to the dashboard and/or dashboard frame using at least one pre-existing vehicle bolt, andd) a MED mounting platform configured with a hole or pattern of holes to accept various adaptor plates and connector mechanisms to attach to MEDs and/or device holders/cradles.

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