Flexible mount for mobile apparatus

A mounting apparatus for use in a vehicle for supporting an electrical or electronic device at a point of attachment on a surface of the device in proximity to the driver of the vehicle, said apparatus comprising:

• a plate member for attachment to a surface of the device, said plate member having a a dimensional area smaller than the device surface;
• a flexible support arm member having opposite ends;
• means on one end of said support arm member for attaching said one end of said support arm member to a supporting portion of the vehicle;
• a generally rigid fitting attached to the other end of said support arm member and having means for releasable securing to said plate member, said support arm member being sufficiently flexible to enable a user to place the device thereon at a set position within the vehicle and having a resistance to flex sufficient to preclude displacement of the device on the apparatus from the set position during motion of the vehicle;
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• conduit means formed in said support arm, said conduit means, said fitting and said plate member being configured for enabling passage of electrical lead wires through said conduit means from the device.

A mounting apparatus for use in a vehicle for supporting an electrical or electronic device at a point of attachment on a surface of the device in proximity to the driver of the vehicle, said apparatus comprising:

• a first attachment member configured for attachment to a surface of the device;
• a second attachment member configured for attachment to a supporting portion of the vehicle;
• a flexible support arm having opposite ends, said support arm being helically formed of multiple turns of spaced wire material with an axial opening therethrough;
• first and second generally identical fittings attached to the opposite ends of said support arm member, each of said fittings having an opening therethrough in communication with said axial opening for enabling passage of electrical lead wire therethrough from the device;
• means on said first fitting for coupling to said first attachment member;
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• means on said second fitting for coupling with said second attachment device, said support arm member being sufficiently flexible to enable a user to manipulate the device thereon to be set position within the vehicle and having a resistance to flex sufficient to preclude displacement of the device on the apparatus from the set position during motion of the vehicle.