Patent ID: 8857687
Filing Date: 2014-10-14
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A car mount for a driver/passenger-usable electronic device, comprising: a base plate that releasably attaches to a vehicle's windshield or dashboard; an articulating arm possessing two ends: a first end pivotably secured to said base plate, and a second end; a holder base pivotably secured to said second end of said articulating arm, said holder base being movable between a folded position in which said holder base is secured on top of said base plate, and a unfolded position in which said holder base rests on the front face of the dashboard closer to the driver; an electronic device holder, capable of securely grasping an electronic device, said electronic device holder rotatably connected to said holder base; wherein the rotatable connection between said holder base and said electronic device holder enables a user to rotate an electronic device held in said electronic device holder around an axis perpendicular to the front face of the electronic device and selectively orient the electronic device at desired angular orientations.