Patent ID: 7650230

Claim:
A navigation assembly for use in a vehicle not originally equipped with navigational capabilities, the navigation assembly comprising: a portable navigational device; and a mounting assembly for mounting within the vehicle and sized and configured to removably receive the navigational device, wherein the navigation device remains visible when received within the mounting assembly and is functional as a navigation device both when received within the mounting assembly and when being used independently of the mounting assembly, the mounting assembly including— a trim piece secured to the vehicle, a base secured to the trim, a docking station sized and configured to mate within the base via a securing mechanism, the docking station configured for removably docking with the navigation device, wherein the docking station is configured to electrically couple with the navigation device and includes a speaker for providing audible navigation instructions generated by the navigation device, and a retractable face plate mounted within the docking station and configured to retract when the navigation device is received within the docking station and extend when the navigation device is removed from the docking station, thereby covering the void left in the docking station.