Patent ID: 6158793
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
The combination of a vehicle cabin including a floor, a seat, said seat having a bottom surface spaced apart from said floor with a concealable holder for mounting a device, said holder being positioned and dimensioned to place said device within arm's reach of a driver of said vehicle, wherein said holder comprises:a supporting surface shaped and dimensioned to receive and hold said device;an articulated arm secured at an upper end to said holder and at a base end to said cabin proximate said seat;said arm being alternately erectable into a substantially vertical position, and collapsible into a substantially horizontal position, said arm being further rotatable in said horizontal position about said base end around a vertical axis to bring said holder under the bottom surface of said seat; andsaid holder having a side surface;wherein said upper end is secured to said side surface along an axis parallel to said supporting surface.