Patent ID: 7889860

Claim:
An apparatus for securing a handheld device in a vehicle comprising: a sleeve shaped housing having a base which may be affixed to a secure surface of a vehicle; the housing configured to receive and store a specified complementary handheld device until intentionally released by a user; the housing further containing a movable interior cradle for the handheld device, the cradle being permitted a limited range of motion about an axis of rotation located near the center of gravity of the combined cradle and handheld device, the limited range of motion defined by a complementary pin and slot configuration arrayed to maintain the center of gravity of the cradle within the housing and near the center of gravity of the handheld device and to provide the axis of rotation of the cradle, whereby the limited range of motion about the axis of rotation minimizes inadvertent release of the handheld device when subjected to inertial forces; and wherein each side of the housing has complementary pin-slot pairs configured with a first at least one pin-slot pair located on a first circular line located at a first radius from the geometric point of rotation and a second at least one pin-slot pair located on a second circular line at a second radius from the geometric point of rotation which is different from the first radius and configured to permit a specific, limited amount of rotational motion about the geometric point and the axis of rotation, the apparatus being effective for accepting, storing and releasing the handheld device as desired by a user.