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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2005
Stephen B. Crain, Cape Girardeau, MO (US);
Ralph C. Mize, Jonesboro, IL (US);
Christopher T. Moore, Creal Springs, IL (US);
Jerry L. Williamson, Olmsted, IL (US);
Brandon T. Spitzmiller, Cape Girardeau, MO (US);
Larry W. Essex, Villa Ridge, IL (US);
Clinton J. Mize, Jonesboro, IL (US);
Stephen B. Crain, Cape Girardeau, MO (US);
Ralph C. Mize, Jonesboro, IL (US);
Christopher T. Moore, Creal Springs, IL (US);
Jerry L. Williamson, Olmsted, IL (US);
Brandon T. Spitzmiller, Cape Girardeau, MO (US);
Larry W. Essex, Villa Ridge, IL (US);
Clinton J. Mize, Jonesboro, IL (US);
Seco Manufacturing Company, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A cradle for a handheld electrical device comprises a base constructed to support the device such that the device can be freely placed on and removed from the base. At least one arm is operatively connected to the base for movement relative to the base and the device. An actuator moves the arm between a release position wherein the arm is spaced from the device, allowing the device to be freely removed from and placed on the base, and a hold position wherein the arm engages and holds the device in the cradle. The cradle is adapted for attachment to an object in a first orientation on a right-hand side of the object and in a second orientation on a left-hand side of the object. The cradle is arranged to hold the device in an upright position in both orientations.