Patent ID: 7469951
Filing Date: 2008-12-30
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A device holder assembly for use in a vehicle, the assembly comprising: a compartment having an opening on a top side; a device holder attached to the compartment for holding a mobile electronics device, wherein the device holder is movable about a swivel axis with respect to the compartment between a storage position in which the device holder is stored within the compartment and a use position in which the device holder extends out from the compartment; and a closure attached to the compartment, wherein the closure is movable relative to the top side of the compartment along lateral sides of the compartment between an opened position in which the closure opens the compartment, an intermediate closed position in which the closure substantially closes the compartment while the device holder is in its use position extending out from the compartment, and a fully closed position in which the closure fully closes the compartment while the device holder is in its storage position stored within the compartment.