US 7,125,602 B2 · Frictional holding pad

Abstract

A frictional holding pad for removably attaching items, such as a cell phone, to a surface, such as a dash, to allow storage of items on the pad to prevent the items from shifting or sliding due to the movement of the support surface. A bottom surface of the pad is tacky to cling to the surface and a top surface is tacky to cling to the item. A lowermost contact surface of the pad can have a greater surface area than an uppermost contact surface. Indicia can be formed on the pad. The pad can be translucent or transparent. The pad can include an expanded vinyl material or a polyurethane material.

Claims46

Dependent claims

A frictional holding device in combination with a dashboard or console of a vehicle and receives and secures an item thereon, the combination comprising:

(a) a dashboard or console of a vehicle;
(b) a pad having a bottom disposed on the dashboard or console of the vehicle, and a top;
(c) the top having a contoured top surface extending over a majority of the top;
(d) the top surface including a plurality of protrusions or indentations;
(e) the bottom having a bottom surface smoother than the top surface and configured to contact and frictionally cling to the vehicle surface;
and
(f) an item, removably disposed on the top surface of the pad, the item being selected from the group consisting of:
a cell phone, a personal digital assistant, a writing instrument, a pen, a pencil, sunglasses, eye glasses, a global positioning system, a radio, a two-way radio, a citizens band radio, a walkie-talkie, a camera, a video recorder, a cassette player/recorder, a mini-cassette recorder, a DVD player, a mini-disk player, and a portable television.

5 more elements

A method for releasably securing an item on a dashboard or console of a vehicle without marring or altering the dashboard or console of the vehicle, comprising the steps of:

a) placing a frictional holding pad on the dashboard or console of the vehicle, the frictional holding pad having:
a contoured top surface having a plurality of indentations and protrusions and extending over a majority of the frictional holding pad with an uppermost contact surface;
a lowermost contact surface contacting and frictionally clinging to the dashboard or console of the vehicle without marring or altering the dashboard or console of the vehicle;
a bottom of the pad being smoother than the top surface;
the lowermost contact surface having a greater surface area than the uppermost contact surface;
and
b) placing the item on the uppermost contact surface of the contoured top surface of the frictional holding pad, the uppermost contact surface of the frictional holding pad frictionally clinging to the item;
and
c) removing the item from the uppermost contact surface of the frictional holding pad while the frictional holding pad remains on the dashboard or console of the vehicle;
and
d) the item being selected from the group consisting of a cellular phone, sun glasses, eye glasses, a global positioning system, a two-way radio, a personal digital assistant, a writing instrument, a citizens band radio, a walkie-talkie, a camera, a video camera, a video recorder, a CD player, a DVD player, a portable television, and a portable radio.

8 more elements

A method for releasably securing an item on a dashboard or console of a vehicle without marring or altering the dashboard or console of the vehicle, comprising the steps of:

a) placing a frictional holding pad on the dashboard or console of the vehicle, the frictional holding pad including at least a portion that is at least translucent, the frictional holding pad having an upper surface having a plurality of indentations and protrusions, and a bottom surface frictionally clinging to the dashboard or console of the vehicle without marring or altering the dashboard or console of the vehicle;
b) placing an item on the upper surface of the frictional holding pad, the upper surface of the frictional holding pad frictionally clinging to the item;
and
c) removing the item from the upper surface of the frictional holding pad while the frictional holding pad remains on the dashboard or console of the vehicle;
and
d) the item being selected from the group consisting of a cellular phone, sun glasses, eye glasses, a global positioning system, a two-way radio, a personal digital assistant, a writing instrument, a citizens band radio, a walkie-talkie, a camera, a video camera, a video recorder, a CD player, a DVD player, a portable television, and a portable radio.

3 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

10/684,008Filed 10 Oct 2003 · division

Priority

31 Jul 2001

Published

US 2004/0084492 A16 May 2004

Granted

24 Oct 2006

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification22 codes

B60R 7/02
Stowing or holding appliances inside vehicle primarily intended for personal property smaller than suit-cases, e.g. travelling articles, or maps:…
B60R 11/00
Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for
B60R 11/02
Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for: for radio sets, television sets, telephones, or the like; Arrangement…
B60R 2011/0063
Connection with the vehicle part: using adhesive means, e.g. hook and loop fasteners

Family

Application60/308,955Us provisional application · filed 31 Jul 2001

Application60/344,571Us provisional application · filed 28 Dec 2001

Application10/209,948Parent of this division · filed 30 Jul 2002

US 2004/0084492 A1Pre-grant publication · published 6 May 2004

US 6,673,409 B1Parent of this division

US 7,125,602 B2This patent

From the US filing history. Foreign family members aren’t listed.

Abstract

Claims46

Dependent claims

A frictional holding device in combination with a dashboard or console of a vehicle and receives and secures an item thereon, the combination comprising:

(a) a dashboard or console of a vehicle;
(b) a pad having a bottom disposed on the dashboard or console of the vehicle, and a top;
(c) the top having a contoured top surface extending over a majority of the top;
(d) the top surface including a plurality of protrusions or indentations;
(e) the bottom having a bottom surface smoother than the top surface and configured to contact and frictionally cling to the vehicle surface;
and
(f) an item, removably disposed on the top surface of the pad, the item being selected from the group consisting of:
a cell phone, a personal digital assistant, a writing instrument, a pen, a pencil, sunglasses, eye glasses, a global positioning system, a radio, a two-way radio, a citizens band radio, a walkie-talkie, a camera, a video recorder, a cassette player/recorder, a mini-cassette recorder, a DVD player, a mini-disk player, and a portable television.

5 more elements

A method for releasably securing an item on a dashboard or console of a vehicle without marring or altering the dashboard or console of the vehicle, comprising the steps of:

a) placing a frictional holding pad on the dashboard or console of the vehicle, the frictional holding pad having:
a contoured top surface having a plurality of indentations and protrusions and extending over a majority of the frictional holding pad with an uppermost contact surface;
a lowermost contact surface contacting and frictionally clinging to the dashboard or console of the vehicle without marring or altering the dashboard or console of the vehicle;
a bottom of the pad being smoother than the top surface;
the lowermost contact surface having a greater surface area than the uppermost contact surface;
and
b) placing the item on the uppermost contact surface of the contoured top surface of the frictional holding pad, the uppermost contact surface of the frictional holding pad frictionally clinging to the item;
and
c) removing the item from the uppermost contact surface of the frictional holding pad while the frictional holding pad remains on the dashboard or console of the vehicle;
and
d) the item being selected from the group consisting of a cellular phone, sun glasses, eye glasses, a global positioning system, a two-way radio, a personal digital assistant, a writing instrument, a citizens band radio, a walkie-talkie, a camera, a video camera, a video recorder, a CD player, a DVD player, a portable television, and a portable radio.

8 more elements

A method for releasably securing an item on a dashboard or console of a vehicle without marring or altering the dashboard or console of the vehicle, comprising the steps of:

a) placing a frictional holding pad on the dashboard or console of the vehicle, the frictional holding pad including at least a portion that is at least translucent, the frictional holding pad having an upper surface having a plurality of indentations and protrusions, and a bottom surface frictionally clinging to the dashboard or console of the vehicle without marring or altering the dashboard or console of the vehicle;
b) placing an item on the upper surface of the frictional holding pad, the upper surface of the frictional holding pad frictionally clinging to the item;
and
c) removing the item from the upper surface of the frictional holding pad while the frictional holding pad remains on the dashboard or console of the vehicle;
and
d) the item being selected from the group consisting of a cellular phone, sun glasses, eye glasses, a global positioning system, a two-way radio, a personal digital assistant, a writing instrument, a citizens band radio, a walkie-talkie, a camera, a video camera, a video recorder, a CD player, a DVD player, a portable television, and a portable radio.

3 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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