Accessory mounting system for mounting a plurality of accessories to the windshield of a vehicle

An accessory mounting system suitable for mounting a plurality of accessories at a windshield portion within the interior cabin of a vehicle, said system comprising:

• a housing;
• said housing adapted for releasable mounting to a receiving structure on the interior surface of the upper portion of the windshield of the vehicle;
• at least two accessories housed in said housing;
• one of said at least two accessories selected from the group consisting of a forwardly-viewing camera and a forwardly-viewing rain sensor;
• another of said at least two accessories selected from the group consisting of:
• a) a vehicle altitude sensor, b) a vehicle incline sensor, c) a headlamp sensor, d) a daylight sensor, e) a geographic positioning satellite (GPS) transmitter, f) a geographic positioning satellite (GPS) receiver, g) an antenna, h) a camera, i) a microphone, j) a compass sensor, k) a rain sensor and l) a photosensor;
• said at least one of said two accessories viewing through the windshield of the vehicle when said housing is mounted to said receiving structure;
• and
• wherein said housing includes biasing that urges one of said at least two accessories into contact with the interior surface of the windshield.

An accessory mounting system suitable for mounting a plurality of accessories at a windshield portion within the interior cabin of a vehicle, said system comprising:

• a housing;
• said housing adapted for releasable mounting to a receiving structure on the interior surface of the upper portion of the windshield of the vehicle;
• at least two accessories housed in said housing;
• one of said at least two accessories selected from the group consisting of a forwardly-viewing camera and a forwardly-viewing rain sensor;
• another of said at least two accessories selected from the group consisting of:
• a) a vehicle altitude sensor, b) a vehicle incline sensor, c) a headlamp sensor, d) a daylight sensor, e) a geographic positioning satellite (GPS) transmitter, f) a geographic positioning satellite (GPS) receiver, g) an antenna, h) a camera, i) a microphone, j) a compass sensor, k) a rain sensor and l) a photosensor;
• said at least one of said two accessories viewing through the windshield of the vehicle when said housing is mounted to said receiving structure;
• and
• wherein said housing further includes a cover which mates with said housing.