A holder for holding a portable device on an air-outlet grille of a vehicle. The holder includes a body portion having a fixed pad supporting one side of the portable device; a moving portion having a moving pad that is linearly movable between first and second positions; an elastic plate that restr
A holder for holding a portable device on an air-outlet grille of a vehicle. The holder includes a body portion having a fixed pad supporting one side of the portable device; a moving portion having a moving pad that is linearly movable between first and second positions; an elastic plate that restricts movement of the moving pad at the second position; a depressible button to release the moving pad from a fixed state to a movable state. The moving pad contacts the opposite side of the portable device which is then retained between the fixed and moving pads. A tongs portion, having a tongs clip, a coupling clip, and a tongs holder, secures the body portion to the air-outlet grille. A spring compressed when the moving pad moves from first to second position, moves the moving pad back towards the first position when the button is depressed.
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1. An apparatus for holding a portable device, comprising; a body portion on which the portable device is placed, the body portion comprising: a fixed pad for supporting a first side of the portable device when the portable device is placed thereon;a moving portion having a moving pad that is linear
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An apparatus for holding a portable device, comprising; a body portion on which the portable device is placed, the body portion comprising: a fixed pad for supporting a first side of the portable device when the portable device is placed thereon;a moving portion having a moving pad that is linearly movable between a first position and a second position; wherein the moving portion supports a second side of the portable device when placed on the body portion, and wherein the second position is spaced a predetermined distance from the first position;an elastic plate that restricts a movement of the moving pad at the second position;a button depressible by the portable device when the portable device is placed onto the body portion, said button releasing the restriction of the movement of the moving pad caused by the elastic plate; anda tongs portion coupled to a lower region of the body portion, wherein said tongs portion is adapted to secure the body portion to an air-outlet grille on a vehicle; and wherein the tongs portion comprisesa tongs clip;a coupling clip; anda tongs holder; wherein the tongs clip is engaged with the tongs holder, wherein the tongs holder is adapted to engage with the air-outlet grille, and wherein the coupling clip secures the tongs clip to the body portion. 2. The apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the tongs holder comprises: a holder main body; anda pair of holder legs extending outwardly from the holder main body; and wherein the pair of holder legs are adapted to receive a region of the air-outlet grille on the vehicle between them. 3. The apparatus as defined in claim 2, wherein the holder legs of the pair of holder legs angle inwardly toward each other. 4. The apparatus as defined in claim 2, wherein an upper face of the holder main body defines a recess therein, and wherein a portion of the tongs clip is received in the recess. 5. The apparatus as defined in claim 4, wherein the tongs clip comprises: a tongs main body; anda pair of tongs legs, and wherein the tongs main body is received in the recess. 6. The apparatus as defined in claim 5, wherein each of the pair of holder legs receives one of the pair of tongs legs therein. 7. The apparatus as defined in claim 6, wherein the tongs clip is fabricated from metal and the tongs holder is fabricated from a resilient material. 8. The apparatus as defined in claim 5, wherein the pair of tongs legs angle inwardly towards each other. 9. The apparatus as defined in claim 5, wherein the tongs main body defines a tongs main body hole therein, wherein the tongs main body hole extends from an upper face of the tongs main body to a lower surface of the tongs main body. 10. The apparatus as defined in claim 5, wherein at least one of the tongs legs defines at least one hole therein, and wherein the at least one hole extends from an exterior face to an interior face the at least one tongs legs. 11. The apparatus as defined in claim 10, wherein the tongs holder is molded around the tongs clip, and molding material used to mold the tongs holder flows through the at least one hole in the at least one of the tongs legs. 12. The apparatus as defined in claim 4, wherein the tongs holder is injection-molded or insert-molded around the tongs clip. 13. The apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the coupling clip comprises: a coupling main body; anda pair of coupling legs extending downwardly from the coupling main body in generally the same direction. 14. The apparatus as defined in claim 13, wherein the coupling main body defines a coupling main body hole therein, where the coupling main body hole extends between an upper face and a lower face of the coupling main body; and the tongs clip comprises a tongs main body and a pair of tongs legs that extend outwardly from the tongs main body; and wherein the tongs main body defines a tongs main body hole therein, and the tongs main body hole extends from an upper face of the tongs main body to a lower surface of the tongs main body; and wherein the holder further comprises:a fixing bolt having a shaft and a head; and wherein the shaft is received through the tongs main body hole and through the coupling main body hole and secures the tongs clip and the coupling clip to the body portion. 15. The apparatus as defined in claim 14, wherein the pair of coupling legs is received through the tongs main body hole, wherein each of the coupling legs is located a distance laterally away from one of the pair of tongs legs; and wherein the pair of coupling legs are located between the pair of tongs legs. 16. The apparatus as defined in claim 15, wherein one or both of the pair of coupling legs further comprises a coupling plate that angles outwardly from an exterior surface of the one or both of the coupling legs; and wherein the coupling plate prevents withdrawal of the pair of coupling legs through the tongs main body hole. 17. The apparatus as defined in claim 15, wherein a space is defined between the coupling plate and an interior surface of an adjacent one of the pair of tongs leg; and wherein the tongs holder is molded around the tongs clip and the coupling clip; and molding material used to mold the tongs holder is received around the pair of tongs legs, around the pair of coupling legs and in the space between the coupling plate and the adjacent one of the pair of tongs legs; and around a head of the fixing bolt. 18. The apparatus as defined in claim 13, wherein the coupling clip further comprises one or more coupling protrusions that extend upwardly from an upper surface of the coupling main body and towards the body portion.
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Minn, Kenneth Y.; Yao, David E., Adjustable portable device holder.
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