Holder for a mobile telephone

• US 6,328,271 B1
• Filed: 03/29/2000
• Issued: 12/11/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: fischerwerke Artur Fischer GmbH & Co. KG
• Original Assignee: fischerwerke Artur Fischer GmbH & Co. KG
• Inventors: Plocher, Bernd, Haage, Manfred
• Primary Examiner(s): Ramirez, Ramon O.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Le, Tan
• Application Number:
  US09/509,512
• Time in Patent Office: 622 Days
• Field of Search: 248/181.1, 248/133, 248/346.01, 248/349.1, 248/288.11, 248/288.31, 248/288.51, 248/481, 248/484, 224/558, 224/929, 224/276, 379/455, 379/454, 379/449
• US Class Current: 248/288.31
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0241 for telephones
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0005 Dashboard
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0007 Mid-console
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0063 using adhesive means, e.g. hook and loop fasteners
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0077 using adhesive means, e.g. hook and loop fasteners
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0078 Quick-disconnect two-parts mounting means
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0089 around three axes, i.e. universally mounted
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 224/929 Article carrier for electrical device

Abstract

The invention relates to a holder for a mobile telephone that has a fastening device for mounting the holder (10) in a motor vehicle. In order to be able to use the holder universally, the fastening device (12) is in the form of a three-point fastening having three fastening feet which are attached to the fastening device (12) at the corners of a notional triangle. To enable the fastening feet to pivot in any direction, the fastening device (12) has a multi-directional pivot bearing for each fastening foot.

Claims

1. Holder for a mobile telephone, comprising a fastening device for mounting the holder in a motor vehicle, the fastening device (12) being in the form of a three-point fastening having three fastening feet (16) that are attached to the fastening device (12) at the corners of a notional triangle, the fastening device (12) including a multi-directional pivot bearing (18, 20) for each fastening foot (16), by means of which the fastening feet (16) are mounted on the fastening device (12) so as to be pivotable in any direction;

a holding portion (40) for receiving a mobile telephone; and

a pivot bearing (22) for fastening the holding portion to the fastening device so as to be pivotable, said pivot bearing including an immobilizing device (26, 36) and a safety device (30, 32) which holds the pivot bearing together even when the immobilizing device is completely released.

2. Holder according to claim 1, wherein the multi-directional pivot bearings have ball-and-socket articulations (18, 20).

3. Holder according to claim 1, wherein the pivot bearing (22) can be pivoted in any direction.

4. Holder according to claim 3, wherein the pivot bearing (22) has a dome-like articulation.

5. Holder according to claim 1, wherein the holder (10) further comprises an adapter (44) that can be connected to a mobile telephone when the mobile telephone is received in the holding portion (40) and the adapter (44) is releasably mounted on the holding portion (40) for receiving the mobile telephone.

6. Holder according to claim 5, and further comprising a locking device (48, 50) which releases the adapter (44) from the holding portion (40) when the adapter (44) is pressed against the holding portion (40) and which locks the adapter (44) to the holding portion (40) again when pressed against the holding portion (40) again.

7. Holder for a mobile telephone, comprising a fastening device for mounting the holder in a motor vehicle, the fastening device (12) being in the form of a three-point fastening having three fastening feet (16) that are attached to the fastening device (12) at the corners of a notional triangle;

the fastening device (12) including a multi-directional pivot bearing (18, 20) for each fastening foot (16), by means of which the fastening feet (16) are mounted on the fastening device (12) so as to be pivotable in any direction;

a holding portion (40) for receiving a mobile telephone; and

a pivot bearing (22) for fastening the holding portion to the fastening device so as to be pivotable, the holding portion (40) for receiving a mobile telephone including a further fastening device (52, 54) for fastening the holding portion to the pivot bearing (22), the further fastening device enabling the holding portion (40) to be fastened to the pivot bearing (22) in at least two different angled positions.

8. Holder for a mobile telephone, comprising a fastening device for mounting the holder in a motor vehicle;

a holding portion for receiving a mobile telephone, and an adapter (44) that can be connected to a mobile telephone when the mobile telephone is received in the holding portion (40) and the adapter (44) being releasably mounted on the holding portion (40) for receiving the mobile telephone, the holder further comprising a locking device (48, 50) which releases the adapter (44) from the holding portion (40) when the adapter (44) is pressed against the holding portion (40) and which locks the adapter (44) to the holding portion (40) again when pressed against the holding portion (40) again.