Touch screen tablet holder for aircraft yoke assembly
View Patent ↗A personal computer holder for attachment to an aircraft yoke assembly having a control rod and a yoke. The personal computer holder has a hook that is snap-fitted to the control rod. A slider is slidingly connected to the hook. A personal computer holder is pivotally connected to the hook and a personal computer is attached to the personal computer holder. The slider is pushed and pulled to adjust the viewing angle of the personal computer. In a preferred embodiment the personal computer is a touch screen tablet.
1. A personal computer holder for an aircraft yoke assembly, said yoke assembly comprising a control rod and a yoke, said personal computer holder comprising:
A) a hook snap-fitted to said control rod,
B) a slider slidingly connected to said hook,
C) a personal computer holder pivotally connected and removably connected to said hook,
D) a personal computer removably attached to said personal computer holder,
wherein said slider is slid to adjust the viewing angle of said personal computer, wherein said slider is held in position due to friction force between said slider and said control rod and between said slider and said hook.
2. The personal computer holder as in claim 1 , wherein said personal computer is a touch screen tablet.
3. The personal computer holder as in claim 1 , further comprising:
A) a pivot rod connected to said personal computer holder, and
B) a pivot slot in said hook, said pivot slot for receiving said pivot rod.
4. The personal computer holder as in claim 1 , wherein said hook further comprises a deformable partial snap ring for snap fitting said hook to said control rod.
5. The personal computer holder as in claim 1 , wherein said personal computer holder comprises:
A) at least one cooling fan, and
B) a battery for providing power to said at least one cooling fan and said personal computer.
6. The personal computer holder as in claim 1 , wherein said slider is hand operated.