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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2022
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Rafael Rego, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Tuan Quoc Nguyen, Birmingham, MI (US);
Bradley Berner, Dearborn, MI (US);
Michael Arbaugh, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Gary Vincent Morales, Northville, MI (US);
Robert Charles Shipley, Westland, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A device holder assembly that includes a body and a housing coupled to the body. A drive assembly is rotatably coupled to the housing. A leg assembly that includes a first leg and a second leg is coupled to the housing. A first rack gear is coupled to the first leg and the drive assembly. A second rack gear is coupled to the second leg and the drive assembly. The drive assembly permits instantaneous movement of the first leg and the second leg. A first finger is rotatably coupled to the first leg and a second finger is coupled to the second leg. The first finger has a first finger outer surface and the second finger has a second finger outer surface that are generally coplanar with the body outer surface when the first finger and the second finger are in a retracted position.