US 12,319,204 B2
Personal device holder
Robert Charles Shipley, Westland, MI (US); Steven Vega, Royal Oak, MI (US); Chris Fredriksson, LaSalle (CA); Patrick Oliver Vanderpool, Southfield, MI (US); Cheryl Harris-Samborski, Saline, MI (US); Gary Vincent Morales, Northville, MI (US); and Rafael Rego, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Jun. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/206,123.
Prior Publication US 2024/0409039 A1, Dec. 12, 2024
Int. Cl. B60R 11/02 (2006.01); B60N 2/80 (2018.01); B60N 2/879 (2018.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 11/02 (2013.01) [B60N 2/879 (2018.02); B60N 2002/899 (2018.02); B60R 2011/0017 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0071 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device holder assembly of a vehicle comprising:
a body having a body outer surface;
a housing coupled to the body;
a leg assembly coupled to the housing, the leg assembly comprising:
a first leg; and
a second leg, wherein the first leg and the second leg are movable between a recessed position and an extended position;
a first finger rotatably coupled to the first leg, the first finger being movable between a first finger deployed position and a first finger retracted position;
a second finger rotatably coupled to the second leg, the second finger being movable between a second finger deployed position and a second finger retracted position;
a third finger disposed between the first finger and the second finger and rotatably coupled to a center portion of the housing, the third finger being movable between a third finger deployed position and a third finger retracted position; and
a locking mechanism coupled to the first finger, the locking mechanism movable between an engaged condition and a disengaged condition, wherein the leg assembly is in a static state when the locking mechanism is in the engaged condition, wherein the locking mechanism includes a tab, and wherein the tab is operably housed within a recess defined on an outer portion of the first finger when the locking mechanism is in the disengaged condition.