Patent ID: 8511626

Claim:
A mounting assembly for a portable Global Positioning System (GPS) unit, comprising: (a) a suction cup mount comprising a body connecting at a first end to a base, and at a second end to a ball, said base including a polymeric suction cup and a lever, (b) a cradle that attaches to the suction cup mount, the cradle comprising a body comprising an upper prong and a lower prong, said prongs together clamp a GPS unit, and further comprises a socket comprising a receptacle to receive the ball of the suction cup mount, and wherein the cradle has a clip receptacle, and (c) a removable GPS visor that is attached to the cradle the GPS visor comprising a flat piece of material having a proximal edge, and a clip that extends from the proximal edge of the visor and can insert into the clip receptacle of the cradle, to attach the visor to the cradle for shielding the display screen of the GPS unit to improve the viewing of the information that is displayed on the display screen of the GPS unit under bright light and/or to eliminate or reduce the reflection of the lighted display screen of the GPS unit from the motor vehicle's front windshield in nighttime driving.