Article holding bracket

Abstract

A windshield mounted bracket to removably and adjustably hold a radar detector including suction cups for removable windshield attachment, an adjustable strap bracket having flanged bottoms to seat into corresponding grooves in side walls of the detector housing and a rotatably adjustable connecting ball hinge.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A bracket removably mounting a radar detector on the windshield of an automotive vehicle, having in combination a planar windshield mounting plate member,   means carried by said plate member releasably securing the same to said windshield,   a supporting plate member retaining a radar detector comprising a planar top wall,   spaced inwardly from the rear end of said top wall are a pair of separated transversely aligned slots,   a pair of extensible strap members disposed transversely of said top wall having their respective adjacent end portions overlying said slots,   securing means extending through each of said adjacent ends and the respective slots thereof,   the remote end portions of said strap members respectively extending downwardly depending from the side edges of said top wall,   the lower end portions of said depending strap portions being angled inwardly in facing relationship forming flanges,   said flanges being arranged to be disposed in grooves respectively at each side of a radar detector,   a universally pivotal swivel means connecting said mounting plate member and said supporting plate member in operating relationship,   said swivel means comprises   a bolt secured to said mounting plate member extending downwardly therefrom,   a plate member spaced above said top wall of said supporting plate member,   a plurality of bolts holding said spaced plate members in spaced relation,   said spaced plate members having aligned apertures,   a ball disposed between said spaced plate members and extending into said apertures,   said ball having an upwardly extending internally threaded sleeve,   said bolt being threaded into said sleeve operatively connecting said mounting plate member and said support plate member,   said bolts adjusting the tension upon said ball between said spaced plate members, and   whereby said support plate member is universally rotatable vertically and horizontally relative to said mounting plate member.   
     
     
       2. A bracket removably mounting a radar detector on the windshield of an automotive vehicle, having in combination a planar windshield mounting plate member,   means carried by said plate member releasably securing the same to said windshield,   a supporting plate member retaining a radar detector comprising a planar top wall,   spaced inwardly from the rear end of said top wall are a pair of separated transversely aligned slots,   a pair of extensible strap members disposed transversely of said top wall having their respective adjacent end portions overlying said slots,   securing means extending through each of said adjacent ends and the respective slots thereof,   the remote end portions of said strap members respectively extending downwardly depending from the side edges of said top wall,   the lower end portions of said depending strap portions being angled inwardly in facing relationship forming flanges,   said flanges being arranged to be disposed in grooves respectively at each side of a radar detector,   a universally pivotal swivel means connecting said mounting plate member and said supporting plate member in operating relationship,   said swivel means comprises   a bolt secured to said mounting plate member extending downwardly therefrom,   a plate member spaced above said top wall of said supporting plate member,   a plurality of bolts holding said spaced plate members in spaced relation,   said spaced plate members having aligned apertures, a ball disposed between said spaced plate members and extending into said apertures,   said ball having an upwardly extending internally threaded sleeve,   said bolt being threaded into said sleeve operatively connected said mounting plate member and said support plate member,   said bolts adjusting the tension upon said ball between said spaced plate members,   whereby said support plate member is universally rotatable vertically and horizontally relative to said mounting plate member, and   means locking said bolt relative to said mounting plate member to prevent relative movement therebetween. .Iadd.   
     
     
       3.  An apparatus adapted for removably mounting an article on an interior surface of the passenger compartment of an automotive vehicle, comprising: mounting means for operably detachably coupling said apparatus to said interior surface of said passenger compartment;   supporting means for operably detachably engaging said article; and   joint means for operably coupling said mounting means and said supporting means, said joint means including swivel means for selectively controlling the orientation of said supporting means relative to said mounting means along a plurality of rotational axes, said supporting means including a mounting member operably coupled to said joint means and transversely adjustable bracket means shiftably, operably carried by said mounting member for operable engagement of said article, whereby said article is shiftably positionable relative to said mounting member and said mounting member is swivelable relative to said mounting means such that said article is rotationally and transversely positionable relative to said mounting means. .Iaddend. .Iadd.   
     
     
       4.  The apparatus of claim 3, wherein said mounting means comprises a member having suction means for releasably securing said plate member to said interior surface. .Iaddend. .Iadd.5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein said suction means comprises at least one suction cup. .Iaddend. .Iadd.6. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein said joint means comprises a substantially ball-like member operably carried by said mounting means, said ball-like member being rotatably coupled with said supporting means. .Iaddend. .Iadd.7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said supporting means includes means for frictionally, rotatably receiving said ball-like member. .Iaddend. .Iadd.8. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein said adjustable bracket means comprises a pair of opposed strap members for operably engaging said article operably coupled to said mounting member. .Iaddend. .Iadd.9. The apparatus of claim 8, said strap members each including first portions shiftably carried by said mounting member and second portions extending downwardly from said first portions, the lower end of each of said second portions being angled inwardly in facing relationship forming flanges, said flanges adapted to support said article. .Iaddend. .Iadd.10. The apparatus of claim 8, said mounting member including channel structure defining a pair of opposed channels for shiftably receiving said strap members. .Iaddend. .Iadd.11. The apparatus of claim 10, including friction means operably coupled with said channel structure for operably, frictionally engaging said strap member with said mounting member. .Iaddend. .Iadd.12. The apparatus as claimed in claim 3, said article being slidably receivable with said bracket means along an insertion path of travel, said bracket means being shiftable relative to said mounting member along a transverse path of travel generally normal to said insertion path of travel. .Iaddend.