Holder for a mobile telephone

Claim 1

A holder for mounting a mobile telephone in a car or other vehicle comprising a U-shaped bracket means formed from first and second interconnected angular members, the bracket means having a first vertical limb to be pressed into a slot between a window pane and an inner, lower portion of a door frame of the car or other vehicle, a second vertical limb, and a first connector means between the angular members, said first connector means providing distance adjustment between the first and second vertical limbs to suit door frames of varying widths, the holder further comprising a universal joint assembly connected to the bracket means and a telephone holder means connected to the universal joint assembly, wherein the universal joint assembly comprises first and second pivotally interconnected U-shaped members, each U-shaped member having a base and opposed limbs extending from said base, wherein the base of the first U-shaped member is connected to said second vertical limb of the bracket means by second connector means including vertical and horizontal slots in said base and said second vertical limb and a fastener pivotally attaching the base to said second vertical limb through said slots whereby said slots provide vertical and horizontal adjustment of said universal joint assembly relative to said bracket means, wherein the limbs of the second U-shaped member are pivotally connected to the limbs of the first U-shaped member and wherein the telephone holder means is connected to the base of the second U-shaped member.