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Mount assembly for electronic devices

  • US 7,516,928 B2
  • Filed: 01/23/2007
  • Issued: 04/14/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electronic device comprising:

  • a mount presentinga base to be secured to a surface of a vehicle,an arm extending from the base, anda mounting ball on an end of the arm, distal to the base, wherein the arm is curved such that the ball is offset;

    a housing for encasing the electronic device; and

    a socket assembly for receiving and frictionally engaging the ball to moveably attach the housing to the mount, the socket assembly including a seat formed of a friction-producing material biased against the ball, wherein sufficient friction exists between the friction-producing material and the ball to prevent the housing from moving relative to the mount in the absence of user-applied force.

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