Navigational device for installation in a vehicle and a method for doing same

A navigation assembly for use in a vehicle comprising:

• a navigational device;
• and
• a carrying case sized and configured to conform to a tray recessed downwardly within a top surface of a dashboard running along a windshield of the vehicle, wherein the carrying case is configured to substantially and removably enclose all sides of the navigational device and is adapted to be removed from the tray with the navigational device substantially enclosed therein,
• the carrying case further including:
• one or more electrical connections configured to electrically couple with the navigation device, and
• a speaker coupled with at least one of the electrical connections and operable to generate sound corresponding to signals provided by the navigation device through one or more of the electrical connections.

A navigation assembly for use in a vehicle comprising:

• a navigational device;
• and
• a carrying case configured to substantially enclose all sides of the navigational device, the case being sized and configured to fit within a tray on a dashboard of the vehicle such that the case does not move within the tray and is held firmly in place by gravity and the close conformity of the case to the tray,
• the carrying case further including:
• one or more electrical connections configured to electrically couple with the navigation device,
• a speaker coupled with at least one of the electrical connections and operable to generate sound corresponding to signals provided by the navigation device through one or more of the electrical connections, and
• a base and a hinged lid, such that when the navigational device is pivoted to a flat, nesting position within the case, the lid is operable to enclose the navigational device, and when the navigational device is pivoted upwards in a viewing position, the lid is operable to pivot upwards and rest generally against a top of the navigational device.