Map holder for automotive vehicle
AssigneeFirma Weiner Geratebau - Stahlmobel
InventorRudolf Weiner
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Abstract
A holder for road maps or the like, viewable by the driver of an automotive vehicle, comprises a two-convolution coil spring whose turns can clamp a paper sheet between them in a generally vertical position, these turns diverging laterally over a fraction of a semicircle to facilitate insertion of the sheet. The spring terminates in a first extremity, universally jointed on a telescopic arm which is secured to the dashboard and/or the windshield of the vehicle, and in an oppositely extending second extremity carrying an adjustable mounting for a magnifying glass that is alignable with substantially any part of the area encompassed by the spring turns.
Claims10
A map holder for an automotive vehicle, comprising:
- a coil spring with two closely adjoining circular turns of about 360.degree. each adapted to clamp a map therebetween, said turns having a diameter sufficient to encompass a major area of the map, said spring terminating in a first and a second extremity lying in a common plane and extending from the ends of said two turns in generally opposite directions from a plane tangent to said turns;
- said second extremity being substantially perpendicular to said tangent plane;
- support means engaging said first extremity for securing said spring to an inner vehicle surface adjacent a driver's seat;
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- viewing-aid means for facilitating reading of the map on said second extremity in a position confronting the encompassed area of a map inserted between said turns.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.