Securable cradle for handheld devices

Details Securable cradle for handheld devices Securable cradle for handheld devices

2011-02-15

2011-02-15

Tsang, Fan (Department: 2614)

Telephonic communications

Terminal accessory or auxiliary equipment

Support or stand

C379S446000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07889860

ABSTRACT:
A device for stowing and deploying a handheld device such as a telecommunications handset within an aircraft or other vehicle has a housing, a pivoting cradle attached to the inner surface of the housing, means for limiting the range of permitted pivoting motion of the cradle within the housing, optional biasing means such as a coil spring between the housing and the pivoting cradle, and means for mounting the housing to a secure place in the aircraft. The cradle has an elongate base with a handset receiving section, and a pivoting mount affixed or integrally molded on each side of the housing. The symmetrical pivoting mount may be a series of at least two slots arrayed in a radius from the geometric pivot point, i.e., the axis of rotation of the handset cradle. The slots engage a complementary series of pins affixed to the housing and which effectively permit a limited range of pivoting motion sufficient to allow secure stowage of the handset under severe linear inertial forces while also permitting easy storage and retrieval as desired by a user.

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