Telephone holder with mounting assembly

US5588055A · kind A · utility

Inventors

• Robert J. Williamson · Minnetonka, US
• Alan Poole · Sandy, US
• Michael Weinert · Leisnig, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 3, 1996
• Grant date: Dec 24, 1996
• Expiry date: Jun 3, 2016

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R2011/0075
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The telephone-holding apparatus includes a holder for a wide variety of one-piece telephone models. The telephone holder also includes a mounting assembly for temporarily affixing the holder to the top edge of a generally vertical surface. The holder is designed to be used with a variety of different models of portable one-piece telephones. The holder has an upper peripheral rim with an opening designed to receive a one-piece telephone and also has a floor with a plurality of walls between the rim and the floor. When a phone is inserted into the holder, the held phone is laterally supported by the forward or lateral support wall of the holder. A spring mechanism connected to the back of the holder pushes the held telephone towards the forward or lateral support wall of the holder. The telephone holder mounting assembly is connected to the back wall of the telephone holder and is designed to temporarily mount the holder to a generally vertical surface with a top edge so that the holder remains stable and substantially level. The mounting mechanism or assembly contains two main parts. The first is hook-like bracket for mounting over the top edge of a generally vertical surface. The s…