Mobile phone holder

• US 6,366,672 B1
• Filed: 11/10/1999
• Issued: 04/02/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Wen-Feng Tsay
• Original Assignee: Wen-Feng Tsay
• Inventors: Tsay, Wen-Feng
• Primary Examiner(s): Matar, Ahmad F.
• Assistant Examiner(s): AL AUBAIDI, RASHA S
• Application Number:
  US09/437,125
• Time in Patent Office: 874 Days
• Field of Search: 379/446, 379/454, 379/455
• US Class Current: 379/446
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0241 for telephones
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0054 using cigarette lighter
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0089 around three axes, i.e. universally mounted

Abstract

An improved mobile phone holder includes a phone seat body adapted for clamping and holding a mobile phone, an adapter seat provided at a lower end portion of the phone seat body adapted for electrical connection with a car'"'"'s power source, and a receiving seat coupled onto the phone seat body and being provided with a connector for insertable connection with the mobile phone to permit electrical connection to cause internal paths to charge the mobile phone and to allow use of the mobile phone in a hand-free state. The receiving seat is replaceable with receiving seats having different connectors to adapt to different models of mobile phones. A shaft is disposed between an insertable connecting seat and the phone seat body to pivotally connect an arm rod for inter-connection. Each seat rod and the shaft are formed with inter-engageable toothed rims in corresponding positions. A compression spring is disposed between the other end of the shaft and the corresponding end of the seat rod to push one end of the shaft to cause the shaft to displace so that the toothed rims disengage from each other to allow relative rotation so as to permit change of relative angles thereof. When released, the compression spring'"'"'s resetting force causes the shaft to return to its original state with the toothed rims engaged, thereby facilitating adjustment operation, enhancing stability, and preventing displacement and loosening of the mobile phone holder when subjected to vibration.

Claims

1. A mobile phone holder comprising:

a) a phone seat body having two clamping pawls configured to hold a mobile phone, the phone seat body having an adapter seat portion with a receiving seat having an electrical connector engageable with a mobile phone, the phone seat body also having a first attachment hole;

b) a connecting seat configured to be inserted into a power outlet of a vehicle, the connecting seat having a second attachment hole with a first toothed rim;

c) a connecting arm rod having a first portion with a third attachment hole with a second toothed rim and a second portion having a fourth attachment hole, the first portion located such that the third attachment hole is aligned with the first attachment hole and the fourth attachment hole is aligned with the second attachment hole;

d) a first shaft having a toothed portion and extending through the first and third attachment holes, the first shaft being movable between a first position wherein the toothed portion engages the second toothed rim to prevent relative pivotal movement between the phone seat and the connecting arm rod, and a second position wherein the toothed portion is disengaged from the second toothed rim, thereby allowing relative pivotal movement between the phone seat and the connecting arm rod;

e) a first spring acting on the first shaft so as to bias the first shaft toward the first position;

f) a second shaft having a toothed portion and extending through the second and fourth attachment holes, the second shaft being movable between a first position wherein the toothed portion of the second shaft engages the first toothed rim thereby preventing relative pivotal movement between the connecting arm rod and the connecting seat, and a second position wherein the toothed portion of the second shaft is disengaged from the first toothed rim, thereby allowing relative pivotal movement between the connecting arm rod and the connecting seat; and

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g) a second spring acting on the second shaft so as to bias the second shaft toward the first position.

2. The mobile phone holder of claim 1 wherein the receiving seat is removably mounted on the phone seat body.