| US 7,540,459 B2 | ||
| Mobile device clamp holder with damped release mechanism | ||
| Mitsuhiro Asano, Osaka (Japan); Yasuhiro Yamamoto, Osaka (Japan); and Michael Göllnitz, Neu-Ulm (Germany) | ||
| Assigned to Nokia Corporation, Epsoo (Finland) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 09, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/463,457. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 20 2005 013 523 U (DE), filed on Aug. 26, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0045495 A1, Mar. 01, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. A47F 5/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 248—309.1 [248/316.4; 379/446; 379/455] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A holder for a mobile electronic device, comprising:
a base element;
a first and a second clamping jaw, mounted on opposing sides of the base element, at least the first clamping jaw being displaceable
by a displacement toward the second clamping jaw to clamp the mobile electronic device between the first and the second clamping
jaws;
an elastic element which is connected at least to the first clamping jaw and whose spring force is effective in forcing the
first clamping jaw away from the second clamping jaw;
a locking mechanism which is adapted for locking the first and the second clamping jaws with respect to one another and with
respect to the displacement;
a release element which is adapted for releasing the locking mechanism;
a stop element located at the base element on an opposite side of the first and second clamping jaws;
an entraining element which is connected to the first clamping jaw, the entraining element being displaceable with respect
to the stop element and designed so that at least one extreme position corresponding to a maximum opening of the clamping
jaw is defined in a path of the displacement by a stopping of the stop element against the entraining element; and
a damper element which is mounted on the stop element and damps the stopping of the stop element against the entraining element.
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