Electronic device holder

A device holder assembly for a vehicle comprising:

• a body having a body outer surface;
• a housing recessed into the body and coupled to the body;
• a bridge extending over a width of the housing, the bridge being integrally formed from the body;
• a housing cover coupled to a front section of the housing, the housing cover including a retaining element disposed on a front surface of the housing cover;
• a drive assembly rotatably coupled to the housing;
• a leg assembly coupled to the housing and to the drive assembly, the leg assembly comprising a first leg and a second leg, wherein the first leg and the second leg are movable between a recessed position and an extended position;
• a first rack gear coupled to the first leg, wherein the first rack gear is mechanically coupled to the drive assembly;
• a second rack gear coupled to the second leg, wherein the second rack gear is mechanically coupled to the drive assembly, and wherein the mechanical coupling between the first rack gear and the drive assembly and the second rack gear and the drive assembly permits movement of either the first leg or the second leg to the extended position as the other of the first leg or the second leg is translated to the extended position;
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• a first finger rotatably coupled to an end of the first leg and a second finger rotatably coupled to an end of the second leg, the first finger and the second finger being movable between a retracted position and a deployed position, wherein the first finger has a first finger outer surface and the second finger has a second finger outer surface that are generally coplanar with the body outer surface when the first finger and the second finger are in the retracted position.

A device holder assembly for a vehicle comprising:

• a vehicle seat rear portion having a body outer surface;
• a housing recessed into the vehicle seat rear portion and coupled to the vehicle seat rear portion;
• a bridge extending over a width of the housing, the bridge being integrally formed from the vehicle seat rear portion;
• a housing cover coupled to a front section of the housing, the housing cover including a retaining element disposed on the housing cover;
• a drive assembly rotatably coupled to the housing;
• a leg assembly coupled to the housing and to the drive assembly, the leg assembly comprising a first leg and a second leg, wherein the first leg and the second leg are movable between a recessed position and an extended position;
• a first rack gear coupled to the first leg, wherein the first rack gear is mechanically coupled to the drive assembly;
• a second rack gear coupled to the second leg, wherein the second rack gear is mechanically coupled to the drive assembly, and wherein the mechanical coupling between the first rack gear and the drive assembly and the second rack gear and the drive assembly permits movement of either the first leg or the second leg to the extended position as the other of the first leg or the second leg is translated to the extended position;
• a first finger rotatably coupled to an end of the first leg and a second finger rotatably coupled to an end of the second leg, the first finger and the second finger being movable between a retracted position and a deployed position, wherein the first finger has a first finger outer surface and the second finger has a second finger outer surface that are generally coplanar with the body outer surface when the first finger and the second finger are in the retracted position;
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• a first finger lip at an end of the first finger and a second finger lip at an end of the second finger, wherein the first finger lip and the second finger lip provide a retaining force at least partially sufficient to secure a device when the first finger and the second finger are in the deployed position, and wherein the first finger lip and the second finger lip engage a retaining element that is disposed on the housing cover when the first finger and the second finger are in the retracted position and the first leg and the second leg are in the recessed position.