IP Library Granted Patent US 11,654,834
Granted Patent B2
US 11,654,834 · App. 17/606,352 · Granted May 23, 2023

Device mount for a vehicle

Inventors: Mats Barvesten (Stockholm, SE); Tobias Christopher Tilman Berneth (Stockholm, SE); Andreas Erik Cedborg (Stockholm, SE); Anders Erik Arnqvist (Stockholm, SE)
Assignee: Spotify AB
B60R11/02B60R2011/007B60R2011/0008B60R2011/0059B60R2011/0084
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Patent No.
US 11,654,834
App. No.
17/606,352
Granted
May 23, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus for supporting a media playback device on a structure of a vehicle comprising a grille, the apparatus comprising an elongate base body having a front side configured to connect the apparatus to the media playback device and a rear side, and first and second connection members, each comprising a respective connection portion protruding away from the rear side of the base body and comprising at least one slot configured to receive a bar of a grille, wherein the first and second connection members are translatably arranged such that the distance between the first and second connection members may be varied.

Claims (33)

1. An apparatus for supporting a media playback device on a structure of a vehicle comprising a grille, the apparatus comprising:

an elongate base body having a front side configured to connect the apparatus to the media playback device and a rear side; and

first and second connection members, each comprising a respective connection portion protruding away from the rear side of the base body and comprising at least one slot configured to receive a bar of a grille;

wherein the first and second connection members are translatably arranged such that a distance between the first and second connection members may be varied;

wherein at least one of the first and second connection members is slidably arranged such that the distance between the first and second connection members may be varied; and

wherein the at least one slidably arranged connection member comprises an engagement element configured to engage the base body and allow sliding motion of the connection member relative to the base body when a user applies a sliding force, and to resist sliding motion of the connection member relative to the base body when a user does not apply a sliding force.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the base body comprises an elongated opening extending along a length of the base body, wherein the first and second connection members are slidably arranged in the elongated opening.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the base body comprises a countersunk surface arranged adjacent to the elongated opening for supporting the respective first and second connection members.

4. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the first and second connection members each comprise an engagement element configured to engage the base body and allow sliding motion of the connection member relative to the base body when a user applies a sliding force, and to resist sliding motion of the connection member relative to the base body when a user does not apply a sliding force.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the connection portions of the first and second connection members each comprise at least two tongues, arranged spaced apart, so that a slot configured to receive a bar of a grille is formed therebetween.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second connection portions are rotatably arranged about their respective centre axes so that the orientation of the respective slots of the first and second connection portions may be varied.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein:

the first and second connection members each comprise a head portion configured to connect the respective connection member to the base body; and

the connection portion of each connection member is journalled in the respective head portion such that the connection portion may be rotated relative to the head portion.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the first and second connection members each comprise a locking mechanism arranged between the head portion and the connection portion and configured such that the orientation of the slot is releasably locked.

9. The apparatus according to claim 7 , further comprising an attachment member disposed in front of the base body, the attachment member configured to connect the apparatus to the media playback device.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the attachment member comprises a magnetic element.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the magnetic element is removably attached to the apparatus.

12. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the attachment member is connected to the first or second connection member.

13. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the attachment member is connected to the base body.

14. An apparatus for supporting a media playback device on a structure of a vehicle comprising a grille, the apparatus comprising:

an elongate base body having a front side configured to connect the apparatus to the media playback device and a rear side; and

first and second connection members, each comprising a respective connection portion protruding away from the rear side of the base body and comprising at least one slot configured to receive a bar of a grille;

wherein the first and second connection members are translatably arranged such that a distance between the first and second connection members may be varied;

wherein the first and second connection portions are rotatably arranged about their respective centre axes so that the orientation of the respective slots of the first and second connection portions may be varied; and

the first and second connection members each comprise a locking mechanism configured such that the orientation of the at least one slot is releasably locked.

15. The apparatus according to claim 14 , further comprising an attachment member disposed in front of the base body, the attachment member configured to connect the apparatus to the media playback device.

16. The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the attachment member comprises a magnetic element.

17. The apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the magnetic element is removably attached to the apparatus.

18. The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the attachment member is connected to the first or second connection member.

19. The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein:

the first and second connection members each comprise a head portion configured to connect the respective connection member to the base body; and

the connection portion of each connection member is journalled in the respective head portion such that the connection portion may be rotated relative to the head portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 8, 2022
From: BARVESTEN, MATS; CEDBORG, ANDREAS ERIK; ARNQVIST, ANDERS ERIK; BERNETH, TOBIAS CHRISTOPHER TILMAN
To: SPOTIFY AB
Reel/Frame 062026/0554 →
Priority Claims (1)
SE 1950513-0 · Apr 29, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220250553A1 · Aug 11, 2022
Cited By (1)
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