Vehicle mounting system for mobile computing devices
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1. A mounting system, comprising:
- a cradle configured to be coupled to a seat of a vehicle;
a primary adapter comprising a plurality of primary lips extending outward from an inner surface of the primary adapter and forming a primary recess in the primary adapter, wherein the cradle is shaped and dimensioned to receive the primary adapter;
a door pivotally attached to one of the primary lips;
a connection port that matingly receives an electrical connector of a first computing device, wherein the connection port is disposed on the door, and the door pivots away from the one of the primary lips,wherein the door is substantially parallel to the inner surface of the primary adapter when pivoted away from the one of the primary lips; and
a secondary adapter comprising a plurality of secondary lips extending outward from an inner surface of the secondary adapter and forming a secondary recess in the secondary adapter,wherein the primary recess is shaped and dimensioned to receive the first computing device directly into the primary recess when the secondary adapter is not mounted in the primary recess, and receive the secondary adapter directly into the primary recess when the first computing device is not mounted in the primary recess,wherein the secondary recess is shaped and dimensioned to receive a second computing device having a smaller size than the first computing device,wherein the cradle, the primary adapter, the secondary adapter, the first computing device, and the second computing device are separable from each other.
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Abstract
A mounting system includes a cradle disposed in a headrest in a vehicle, and a primary adapter. The cradle is shaped and dimensioned to receive the primary adapter. The primary adapter includes first to fourth lips forming a recess in the primary adapter. The recess is shaped and dimensioned to receive a first computing device or a secondary adapter. The first computing device, or a bezel of the secondary adapter, is substantially flush with an outer surface of the headrest upon mounting the first computing device or the secondary adapter to the primary adapter.
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1. A mounting system, comprising:
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a cradle configured to be coupled to a seat of a vehicle; a primary adapter comprising a plurality of primary lips extending outward from an inner surface of the primary adapter and forming a primary recess in the primary adapter, wherein the cradle is shaped and dimensioned to receive the primary adapter; a door pivotally attached to one of the primary lips; a connection port that matingly receives an electrical connector of a first computing device, wherein the connection port is disposed on the door, and the door pivots away from the one of the primary lips, wherein the door is substantially parallel to the inner surface of the primary adapter when pivoted away from the one of the primary lips; and a secondary adapter comprising a plurality of secondary lips extending outward from an inner surface of the secondary adapter and forming a secondary recess in the secondary adapter, wherein the primary recess is shaped and dimensioned to receive the first computing device directly into the primary recess when the secondary adapter is not mounted in the primary recess, and receive the secondary adapter directly into the primary recess when the first computing device is not mounted in the primary recess, wherein the secondary recess is shaped and dimensioned to receive a second computing device having a smaller size than the first computing device, wherein the cradle, the primary adapter, the secondary adapter, the first computing device, and the second computing device are separable from each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A mounting system, comprising:
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a cradle disposed in a vehicle headrest and having a primary adapter shaped and dimensioned to receive a first computing device into the primary adapter, wherein a bezel of the primary adapter is substantially flush with an outer surface of the headrest, wherein upon mounting the first computing device to the primary adapter, a front surface of the first computing device is substantially flush with the bezel of the primary adapter, and wherein the primary adapter comprises a plurality of lips extending outward from an inner surface of the primary adapter and forming a primary recess in the primary adapter; a door pivotally attached to one of the lips; and a connection port that matingly receives an electrical connector of the first computing device, wherein the connection port is disposed on the door, and the door pivots away from the one of the lips, wherein the door is substantially parallel to the inner surface of the primary adapter when pivoted away from the one of the primary lips. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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