VEHICLE MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICES
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1. A mounting system, comprising:
- a cradle coupled to a seat in a vehicle, shaped and dimensioned to receive a primary adapter;
the 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; 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 one of a first computing device and the secondary adapter,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 coupled to a seat in a vehicle, shaped and dimensioned to receive a primary adapter; the 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; 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 one of a first computing device and the secondary adapter, 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 coupled to a seat in a vehicle, shaped and dimensioned to receive one of a first primary adapter and a second primary adapter; the first primary adapter comprising a plurality of first primary lips extending outward from an inner surface of the first primary adapter and forming a first primary recess in the first primary adapter; and the second primary adapter comprising a plurality of second primary lips extending outward from an inner surface of the second primary adapter and forming a second primary recess in the second primary adapter, wherein the first primary recess is shaped and dimensioned to receive a first computing device having a first size, and the second primary recess is shaped and dimensioned to receive a second computing device having a second size different from the first size, wherein the cradle, the first primary adapter, the second primary adapter, the first computing device, and the second computing device are separable from each other. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A mounting system, comprising:
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a cradle disposed in a headrest in a vehicle and having a primary adapter shaped and dimensioned to receive a tablet computer, wherein a bezel of the primary adapter is substantially flush with an outer surface of the headrest, upon mounting the tablet computer to the primary adapter, a front surface of the tablet computer is substantially flush with the bezel of the primary adapter, 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, and a notch disposed on at least one of the plurality of lips, and the tablet computer is secured to the primary adapter via insertion into the notch through a front portion of the primary adapter. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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