Patent ID: 8496144

Claim:
A removable holder for a smart phone to be supported on a steering wheel having a central area equipped with an airbag, the holder comprising: a smart phone retainer sized to position said smart phone inside said steering wheel while partially overlapping said central area of the steering wheel containing the air bag, and a steering wheel attachment extending from one end of the smart phone retainer, the steering wheel attachment including a length-adjustable elastic band configured to be wrapped around the steering wheel, said elastic band is characterized by elasticity and frictional properties selected to provide a rotational holding torque of said holder about the steering wheel of at least 0.4 Nm, whereby any rotational torque exceeding 0.4 Nm will cause rotation of said smart phone retainer about said steering wheel; said steering wheel attachment including a pair of parallel raised bars spaced apart along a cross-sectional curvature of the steering wheel, said raised bars extending beyond the width of said elastic band and together with said elastic band forming a 3-point contact of said steering wheel attachment with the steering wheel, wherein said smart phone when inside said holder is supported on said steering wheel on said one end of said smart phone retainer and on said central area on another end of said smart phone retainer with sufficient force to remain steady during rotation of said steering wheel; said removable holder is configured to rotate and retain said smart phone about said steering wheel while moving said smart phone away from said airbag upon deployment thereof.