Patent ID: 9701256
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: B60R

Claim:
1. A holder device in combination with a mobile device and a vent or a surface of a vehicle, the holder device comprising: a) a mount affixable to the vent or the surface of the vehicle; b) a clamp pivotally coupled to the mount, the clamp being spring-loaded and having an adjustable width gap receiving the mobile device therein, the clamp comprising: c) a ball and socket joint disposed between the mount and the clamp, and pivotally coupling the clamp to the mount, and thus pivotally coupling the mobile device to the vent or the surface of the vehicle, the ball and socket joint having a ball pivotally disposed in a socket, the ball and socket joint having a friction fit or an interference fit between the ball and the socket sufficient to hold a position between the ball and the socket under a weight of the clamp and the mobile device without an applied external force.