Car mount for an electronic device
First Claim
1. A car mount for a driver/passenger-usable electronic device, comprising:
- a base plate that releasably attaches to a vehicle'"'"'s windshield or dashboard;
an articulating arm possessing two ends;
a first end pivotably secured to said base plate, and a second end;
a holder base pivotably secured to said second end of said articulating arm, said holder base being movable between a folded position in which said holder base is secured on top of said base plate, and a unfolded position in which said holder base rests on the front face of the dashboard closer to the driver;
an electronic device holder, capable of securely grasping an electronic device, said electronic device holder rotatably connected to said holder base;
wherein the rotatable connection between said holder base and said electronic device holder enables a user to rotate an electronic device held in said electronic device holder around an axis perpendicular to the front face of the electronic device and selectively orient the electronic device at desired angular orientations.
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Abstract
An aftermarket vehicle mount for an electronic device (e.g., a tablet computer) consists of an extensible mounting base, one end of which removably attaches to a windshield, the other end of which rotatably attaches to an electronic device holder. The electronic device holder grasps an electronic device with spring-loaded arms. The extensible mounting base has a folded configuration, in which the electronic device rests flat on the top of a dashboard, and an unfolded configuration, in which the electronic device drapes over the front of the dashboard, at an appropriate viewing angle for a passenger. In either configuration, the electronic device may be easily rotated between landscape and portrait orientations, but unwanted motion of the electronic device from sudden accelerations (e.g., from encountering a pothole) is minimized. Embodiments suitable for home and office are also contemplated.
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18 Claims
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1. A car mount for a driver/passenger-usable electronic device, comprising:
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a base plate that releasably attaches to a vehicle'"'"'s windshield or dashboard; an articulating arm possessing two ends;
a first end pivotably secured to said base plate, and a second end;a holder base pivotably secured to said second end of said articulating arm, said holder base being movable between a folded position in which said holder base is secured on top of said base plate, and a unfolded position in which said holder base rests on the front face of the dashboard closer to the driver; an electronic device holder, capable of securely grasping an electronic device, said electronic device holder rotatably connected to said holder base; wherein the rotatable connection between said holder base and said electronic device holder enables a user to rotate an electronic device held in said electronic device holder around an axis perpendicular to the front face of the electronic device and selectively orient the electronic device at desired angular orientations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mount for an electronic device, comprising:
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a wall-attaching plate possessing a hinge receptacle, said plate securable to a flat surface; an articulating arm possessing two ends, a first end having a prong that is fittable into said hinge receptacle on said wall-attaching plate, and a second end; a holder base pivotably secured to the second end of said articulating arm which is rotatable downwardly so the underside of the holder base rests against said wall-attaching plate; an electronic device holder, capable of grasping an electronic device, said device holder rotatably connected to said holder base; wherein a connection between said holder base and said electronic device holder enables a user to rotate the electronic device around an axis perpendicular to the front face of the device, and selectively orient the electronic device at desired angular orientations. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An electronic device holder, employing device-grasping means to releasably hold an electronic device, said device holder being interchangeably connectable to a wall mount or to a dashboard/windshield mount, and employing a rotatable connection to said mount, enabling a user to rotate said electronic device around an axis perpendicular to the front face of the electronic device, and selectively orient the electronic device at desired angular orientations;
- wherein the wall mount comprises;
a wall-attaching plate possessing a hinge receptacle, said plate securable to a flat surface; an articulating arm possessing two ends, a first end hingedly attachable to said wall-attaching plate, and a second end; a holder base pivotably secured to the second end of said articulating arm which is rotatable downwardly so the underside of the holder base rests against said wall-attaching plate. - View Dependent Claims (18)
- wherein the wall mount comprises;
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17. An electronic device holder, employing device-grasping means to releasably hold an electronic device, said device holder being interchangeably connectable to a wall mount or to a dashboard/windshield mount, and employing a rotatable connection to said mount, enabling a user to rotate said electronic device around an axis perpendicular to the front face of the electronic device, and selectively orient the electronic device at desired angular orientations;
- wherein the dashboard/windshield mount comprises;
a base plate that releasably attaches to a vehicle'"'"'s windshield or dashboard; an articulating arm possessing two ends;
a first end pivotably secured to said base plate, and a second end;a holder base pivotably secured to said second end of said holder base, the holder base being movable between a folded position in which said holder base is secured on top of said base plate, and a unfolded position in which said holder base rests on the front face of the dashboard closer to the driver; wherein a rotatable connection between said holder base and said electronic device holder enables a user to rotate an electronic device held in said device holder around an axis perpendicular to the front face of the electronic device and selectively orient the electronic device at desired angular orientations.
- wherein the dashboard/windshield mount comprises;
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