Personal electronic mounting device
OwnerJerry McDonaldinventor
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Abstract
A personal electronic mounting device for mounting a personal electronic device in a vehicle includes a cylinder that is comprised of a weighted material to facilitate the cylinder to be stood upright in a vehicle without tipping over. A tube is attached to and extends upwardly from the cylinder and a pole is slidably inserted into the tube thereby facilitating the pole to be adjusted to a desired height. The pole has a mounting element that is spaced from the tube. A panel is attached to the mounting element to facilitate an electronic device to be mounted to the panel thereby facilitating the electronic device to be visible to a driver of the vehicle.
Claims10
A personal electronic mounting device for displaying an electronic device in a vehicle in an orientation that does not obstruct line of sight to rear view mirrors of the vehicle, said device comprising:
- a cylinder being comprised of a weighted material wherein said cylinder is configured to be stood upright in a vehicle without tipping over;
- a tube being attached to and extending upwardly from said cylinder;
- a pole being slidably inserted into said tube thereby facilitating said pole to be adjusted to a desired height, said pole having a mounting element being spaced from said tube;
- a panel being attached to said mounting element having said panel lying on a horizontal plane wherein said panel is configured to facilitate an electronic device to be mounted to said panel thereby facilitating the electronic device to be visible to a driver of the vehicle;
- said cylinder has a top end, said cylinder being substantially hollow, said top end having a hole extending into an interior of said cylinder, said hole being centrally positioned on said top end;
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- said tube has a bottom end and a top end, said top end of said tube being open, said tube having a lip extending outwardly from an outer surface of said tube, said lip being aligned with said bottom end of said tube, said tube extending through said hole in said top end of said cylinder having said lip abutting a lower surface of said top end of said cylinder thereby inhibiting said tube from being pulled upwardly through said hole.
A personal electronic mounting device for displaying an electronic device in a vehicle in an orientation that does not obstruct line of sight to rear view mirrors of the vehicle, said device comprising:
- a cylinder being comprised of a weighted material wherein said cylinder is configured to be stood upright in a vehicle without tipping over;
- a tube being attached to and extending upwardly from said cylinder;
- a pole being slidably inserted into said tube thereby facilitating said pole to be adjusted to a desired height, said pole having a mounting element being spaced from said tube;
- a panel being attached to said mounting element having said panel lying on a horizontal plane wherein said panel is configured to facilitate an electronic device to be mounted to said panel thereby facilitating the electronic device to be visible to a driver of the vehicle;
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- wherein said pole has a series of members intersecting each other at a perpendicular orientation such that said series of members forms a rectangle such that said series of members defines said mounting element, a lowermost one of said series of members being integrated into a top end of said pole at a point being centrally located on said lowermost member.
A personal electronic mounting system for displaying an electronic device in a vehicle in an orientation that does not obstruct line of sight to rear view mirrors of the vehicle, said system comprising:
- a personal electronic device;
- a mounting unit for receiving said personal electronic device, said mounting unit including a suction cup being comprised of a deformable material wherein said suction cup is configured to be compressed against a surface thereby facilitating said suction cup to suctionally engage the surface;
- a cylinder being comprised of a weighted material wherein said cylinder is configured to be stood upright in a vehicle without tipping over, said cylinder having a top end, said cylinder being substantially hollow, said top end having a hole extending into an interior of said cylinder, said hole being centrally positioned on said top end;
- a tube being attached to and extending upwardly from said cylinder, said tube having a bottom end and a top end, said top end of said tube being open, said tube having a lip extending outwardly from an outer surface of said tube, said lip being aligned with said bottom end of said tube, said tube extending through said hole in said top end of said cylinder having said lip abutting a lower surface of said top end of said cylinder thereby inhibiting said tube from being pulled upwardly through said hole, said tube having a collar extending around said outer surface, said collar being aligned with said top end;
- a screw having a shaft extending through said collar and a knob disposed on said shaft for gripping and rotating said shaft;
- a pole being slidably inserted into said tube thereby facilitating said pole to be adjusted to a desired height, said pole having a mounting element being spaced from said tube, said pole extending into said top end of said tube, said shaft of said screw being tightened against said pole when said screw is tightened for retaining said pole at said desired height, said shaft of said screw being disengaged from said pole when said screw is loosened for facilitating the height of said pole to be adjusted, said pole having a series of members intersecting each other at a perpendicular orientation such that said series of members forms a rectangle such that said series of members defines said mounting element, a lowermost one of said series of members being integrated into a top end of said pole at a point being centrally located on said lowermost member;
- a panel being attached to said mounting element, said mounting unit being attachable to said panel to facilitate said personal electronic device to be visible to a driver of the vehicle, said panel having a rear surface being positioned against said plurality of intersecting members, said panel having a front surface being exposed with respect to said plurality of intersecting members, said suction cup on said mounting unit being compressible against said front surface thereby facilitating said personal electronic device to be mounted to said front surface, said panel being comprised of a translucent material thereby facilitating light to pass through said panel wherein said panel is configured to facilitate the driver to see through said panel;
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- a plurality of fasteners, each of said plurality of fasteners being extendable through said panel to engage a respective one of said series of intersecting members thereby retaining said panel on said series of intersecting members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.