Patent ID: 8076593

Claim:
A receptacle for retaining an automatic toll payment device on or adjacent to a vehicle windshield comprising: a housing including a first portion fixedly securable to the payment device and a second portion being fixedly securable to the vehicle on, or adjacent to, the vehicle windshield, the first portion being rotatably secured to the second portion, the first and second portion forming a chamber for enclosing the payment device when the first portion is in a closed position, the first and second housing portions each including a shield for restricting the transmission of signals to or from the payment device when the first housing portion is in the closed position and permitting the transmission of signals when the first housing portion is in an open position, wherein when the housing is in the open position, the payment device is positionable to face the windshield, and a space between the payment device and the windshield is substantially unobstructed by the housing.