Patent ID: 7080812

Claim:
A holding device for holding a portable object, the holding device comprising: a support platform; a first arm coupled to the support platform; a second arm coupled to the support platform; a biasing member located between the first and second arms; a locking mechanism capable of maintaining the first arm and the second arm in any one of a plurality of discrete positions with respect to each other; and a release button adjacent to the support platform, the release button capable of releasing the locking mechanism, wherein: the biasing member is capable of urging at least a portion of the first arm and at least a portion of the second arm toward each other; the first arm comprises a first arm axis; the second arm comprises a second arm axis; the first arm axis and the second arm axis are substantially perpendicular to the support platform; the first arm is capable of rotating about the first arm axis; and the second arm is capable of rotating about the second arm axis.