Patent ID: 6095470
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A holding device for removably attaching a hand-held electronic instrument to a support surface, said holding device comprising:a base adapted to be attached to the support surface, said base having a front surface, whereby the front surface engages the hand-held instrument when the instrument is positioned in the base; anda pair of locking arms attached to said base at laterally spaced locations, each arm extending generally outwardly from said front surface and having a detent and a finger-engaging area associated therewith, whereby said detents engage the hand-held instrument to attach the instrument to said base when the instrument is positioned in the base, wherein said detents are biased toward the interior of said base;wherein said arms have a first position whereby said detents engage the instrument, and wherein said arms have a second position, whereby said detents are disengaged from said instrument by an operator actuating said finger-engaging areas, wherein said second position is attained by an operator squeezing the finger-engaging areas toward one another.