IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0987662
(2011-01-10)
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등록번호 |
US-8490846
(2013-07-23)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Wheatley, Alan J.
- Craig, Bryce
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Thorpe North & Western LLP
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
25 인용 특허 :
58 |
초록
A frictional pad has a pair of inclined slots in a pair of sidewalls to hold a handheld electronic device at an incline with respect to the pad. The pad can also have a squat dome.
대표청구항
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1. A frictional pad in combination with an upward facing support surface of a dashboard or consol of a vehicle upon which the frictional pad is disposed and upon which a cell phone, GPS or digital music player is selectively disposed and held in a non-adhesive, non-slip, tacky fashion by the frictio
1. A frictional pad in combination with an upward facing support surface of a dashboard or consol of a vehicle upon which the frictional pad is disposed and upon which a cell phone, GPS or digital music player is selectively disposed and held in a non-adhesive, non-slip, tacky fashion by the frictional pad, the frictional pad comprising: a) top and bottom surfaces, the bottom surface having a lowermost contact surface that is disposed on the upward facing support surface of the dashboard or console of the vehicle;b) a pair of opposite sidewalls extending upward on opposite sides of the pad;c) a pair of inclined slots each formed in a different one of the pair of sidewalls oriented at a non-perpendicular angle with respect to the pad and laterally aligned with respect to one another;d) the cell phone, GPS or digital music player removably disposable on and frictionally clinging to an uppermost contact surface of the pad between the opposite sidewalls and substantially parallel with the pad or uppermost contact surface thereof; ande) the cell phone, GPS or digital music player removably disposable in the pair of slots and held inclined with respect to the pad or uppermost contact surface thereof by the pair of sidewalls; andf) the pad being flexible and bending at the pair of slots to increase a width of each of the pair of slots to receive the cell phone, UPS or digital music player therein, and to decrease the width of each of the slots to grip the cell phone, GPS or digital music player therein. 2. The combination in accordance with claim 1, further comprising: teeth formed in the pair of sidewalls and facing into the pair of slots and engaging the cell phone, GPS or digital music player. 3. The combination in accordance with claim 1, wherein: the pair of slots are inclined with respect to the pad between 45 and 85 degrees from the pad. 4. The combination in accordance with claim 1, wherein: the pair of opposite sidewalls form a portion of a perimeter wall surrounding a majority of the pad; andthe perimeter wall includes a front wall with an elevational height less than an elevational height of the pair of sidewalls. 5. The combination in accordance with claim 1, wherein: the lowermost contact surface of the pad frictionally clings to the upward facing support surface of the dashboard or console of the vehicle. 6. The combination in accordance with claim 1, wherein: the lowermost contact surface of the pad frictionally is adhered to the upward facing support surface of the dashboard or console of the vehicle with a repositionable adhesive film releasably and repositionably adhered to the upward facing support surface. 7. The combination in accordance with claim 1, further comprising: at least a substantial portion of the top surface being a contoured top surface with a plurality of separate and discrete indentations extending into the pad and having an uppermost contact surface. 8. The combination in accordance with claim 1, further comprising: a polyurethane squat dome affixed to the top surface of the pad and having a continuous outward facing surface with a majority being continuous, smooth and parallel with the pad or uppermost contact surface and extending higher than the uppermost contact surface. 9. The combination in accordance with claim 8, further comprising: the polyurethane dome includes a polyurethane material with a polyol and a catalyst in a ratio of 0.63 to 0.85. 10. The combination in accordance with claim 8, further comprising: the dome being translucent or transparent. 11. The combination in accordance with claim 10, further comprising: a graphic layer disposed behind and visible through the dome. 12. The combination in accordance with claim 1, wherein: the lowermost contact surface between the upward facing support surface of the dashboard or console of the vehicle and the pad has a substantially greater surface area than the uppermost contact surface between the item and the pad. 13. A frictional pad in combination with an upward facing support surface of a dashboard or consol of a vehicle upon which the frictional pad is disposed and upon which a cell phone, GPS or digital music player is selectively disposed and held in a non-adhesive, non-slip, tacky fashion by the frictional pad, the frictional pad comprising: a) top and bottom surfaces, the bottom surface having a lowermost contact surface that is disposed on the upward facing support surface of the dashboard or console of the vehicle;b) a polyurethane squat dome affixed to the top surface of the pad and having a continuous outward facing surface with a majority being continuous, smooth and parallel with the pad or uppermost contact surface and extending higher than the uppermost contact surface;c) the dome being translucent or transparent;d) a graphic layer disposed behind and visible through the dome;e) the cell phone, GPS or digital music player removably disposable on and frictionally clinging to the uppermost contact surface of the pad and the continuous outward facing surface of the squat dome. 14. The combination in accordance with claim 13, wherein: the lowermost contact surface of the pad frictionally clings to the upward facing support surface of the dashboard or console of the vehicle. 15. The combination in accordance with claim 13, wherein: the lowermost contact surface of the pad frictionally is adhered to the upward facing support surface of the dashboard or console of the vehicle with a repositionable adhesive film releasably and repositionably adhered to the upward facing support surface. 16. The combination in accordance with claim 13, further comprising: at least a substantial portion of the top surface being a contoured top surface with a plurality of separate and discrete indentations extending into the pad and having an uppermost contact surface. 17. The combination in accordance with claim 13, further comprising: a) a pair of opposite sidewalls extending upward on opposite sides of the pad; andb) a pair of inclined slots each formed in one of the pair of sidewalls at a non-perpendicular angle with respect to the pad and laterally aligned with respect to one another; andc) the cell phone, GPS or digital music player removably disposable in the pair of slots and held inclined with respect to the pad or uppermost contact surface thereof by the pair of sidewalls. 18. The combination in accordance with claim 17, further comprising: teeth formed in the pair of sidewalls and facing into the pair of slots and engaging the cell phone, GPS or digital music player. 19. The combination in accordance with claim 17, wherein: the pad is flexible and bends at the pair of slots to increase a width of each of the pair of slots to receive the cell phone, GPS or digital music player therein, and to decrease the width of each of the slots to grip the cell phone, GPS or digital music player therein. 20. The combination in accordance with claim 17, wherein: the pair of slots are inclined with respect to the pad between 45 and 85 degrees from the pad. 21. The combination in accordance with claim 17, wherein: the pair of opposite sidewalls form a portion of a perimeter wall surrounding a majority of the pad; andthe perimeter wall includes a front wall with an elevational height less than an elevational height of the pair of sidewalls. 22. The combination in accordance with claim 13, wherein: the lowermost contact surface between the upward facing support surface of the dashboard or console of the vehicle and the pad has a substantially greater surface area than the uppermost contact surface between the item and the pad. 23. A frictional pad in combination with an upward facing support surface of a dashboard or consol of a vehicle upon which the frictional pad is disposed and upon which a cell phone, GPS or digital music player is selectively disposed and held in a non-adhesive, non-slip, tacky fashion by the frictional pad, the frictional pad comprising: a) top and bottom surfaces, the bottom surface having a lowermost contact surface that is disposed on and frictionally clings to the upward facing support surface of the dashboard or console of the vehicle;b) at least a substantial portion of the top surface being a contoured top surface with a plurality of separate and discrete indentations extending into the pad and having an uppermost contact surface;c) a polyurethane squat dome affixed to the top surface of the pad and having a continuous outward facing surface with a majority being continuous, smooth and parallel with the pad or uppermost contact surface and extending higher than the uppermost contact surface;d) the dome being translucent or transparent;e) a graphic layer disposed behind and visible through the dome;f) a pair of opposite sidewalls extending upward on opposite sides of the pad;g) a pair of inclined slots each formed in one of the pair of sidewalls at a non-perpendicular angle with respect to the pad and laterally aligned with respect to one another;h) the cell phone, GPS or digital music player removably disposable on and frictionally clinging to the uppermost contact surface of the pad and the continuous outward facing surface of the squat dome between the opposite sidewalls and substantially parallel with the pad or uppermost contact surface thereof;i) the cell phone, GPS or digital music player removably disposable in the pair of slots and held inclined with respect to the pad or uppermost contact surface thereof by the pair of sidewalls; andj) the lowermost contact surface between the upward facing support surface of the dashboard or console of the vehicle and the pad has a substantially greater surface area than the uppermost contact surface between the item and the pad. 24. A frictional pad in combination with an upward facing support surface of a dashboard or consol of a vehicle upon which the frictional pad is disposed and upon which a cell phone, GPS or digital music player is selectively disposed and held in a non-adhesive, non-slip, tacky fashion by the frictional pad, the frictional pad comprising: a) top and bottom surfaces, the bottom surface having a lowermost contact surface that is disposed on the upward facing support surface of the dashboard or console of the vehicle;b) a pair of opposite sidewalls extending upward on opposite sides of the pad;c) a pair of inclined slots each formed in a different one of the pair of sidewalls oriented at a non-perpendicular angle with respect to the pad and laterally aligned with respect to one another;d) the cell phone, GPS or digital music player removably disposable on and frictionally clinging to an uppermost contact surface of the pad between the opposite sidewalls and substantially parallel with the pad or uppermost contact surface thereof;e) the cell phone, GPS or digital music player removably disposable in the pair of slots and held inclined with respect to the pad or uppermost contact surface thereof by the pair of sidewalls; andf) teeth formed in the pair of sidewalls and facing into the pair of slots and engaging the cell phone, GPS or digital music player. 25. A frictional pad in combination with an upward facing support surface of a dashboard or consol of a vehicle upon which the frictional pad is disposed and upon which a cell phone, GPS or digital music player is selectively disposed and held in a non-adhesive, non-slip, tacky fashion by the frictional pad, the frictional pad comprising: a) top and bottom surfaces, the bottom surface having a lowermost contact surface that is disposed on the upward facing support surface of the dashboard or console of the vehicle;b) a pair of opposite sidewalls extending upward on opposite sides of the pad;c) a pair of inclined slots each formed in a different one of the pair of sidewalls oriented at a non-perpendicular angle with respect to the pad and laterally aligned with respect to one another;d) the cell phone, GPS or digital music player removably disposable on and frictionally clinging to an uppermost contact surface of the pad between the opposite sidewalls and substantially parallel with the pad or uppermost contact surface thereof;e) the cell phone, GPS or digital music player removably disposable in the pair of slots and held inclined with respect to the pad or uppermost contact surface thereof by the pair of sidewalls; andf) at least a substantial portion of the top surface being a contoured top surface with a plurality of separate and discrete indentations extending into the pad and having an uppermost contact surface.
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