Patent ID: 7080866

Claim:
A holder for a motor vehicle having a partition, the holder comprising: a vehicle frame set in the partition and having generally parallel longitudinal members and transverse members interconnecting ends of the longitudinal members and defining therewith a throughgoing opening, the longitudinal members having confronting inner edges spaced apart by a predetermined transverse distance, the longitudinal members forming a pair of parallel outwardly facing guide faces flanking and extending from the opening and having outer edges spaced apart by a predetermined transverse dimension greater than the distance; a device frame wholly separable from the vehicle frame, fittable in the opening of the vehicle frame, and having generally parallel longitudinal members and transverse members interconnecting ends of the respective longitudinal members, one of the device-frame transverse members being formed with a rim having a transverse width greater than the distance and smaller than the dimension, whereby the rim cannot pass through the opening when extending transversely, the rim forming a pair of transversely spaced contact points engageable with and slidable alone the faces and defining a transversely extending pivot axis; and latch means offset from the axis for releasably securing the device frame in a mounted position in the vehicle frame.