Patent ID: 8740161

Claim:
A holder for sustaining a handheld electronic device, the holder comprising: a sucker having a central portion and a peripheral portion; a positioning device being disposed on a side of the sucker, the positioning device comprising: a housing being disposed on the sucker and forming a first slot and a receiving space therein; a ball being disposed in the receiving space; a clamping assembly being disposed in the receiving space; a rod having a first end and a second end, in which the first end connects to the central portion of the sucker and the second end extends towards the receiving space; a support element disposed beneath the ball and forming a second slot, the support element and the housing being utilized to clamp the ball; a handle and a pivot, the pivot being utilized penetrating through the handle, the second end, the first slot and the second slot, and the pivot moves along a vertical direction for lifting the rod; and a plurality of first elastic elements and a second elastic element, the first elastic elements are disposed between the clamping assembly and the support element, and the second elastic element is disposed between the bottom of the support element and the sucker; and a connector connecting with the ball for sustaining the handheld electronic device; wherein the clamping assembly comprises a lower clamping element and an upper clamping element, the lower clamping element is disposed between the ball and the support element, and the upper clamping element is disposed above the ball between the housing and the ball, wherein the support element operatively forcing the lower clamping element to attach to the ball and thus the upper clamping element and the lower clamping element operatively clamping the ball, and the rod is lifted upward to position the sucker onto an object and simultaneously forced the support element to attach to the ball when the handle is pulled.