A handheld mount assembly for portable electronic device includes a pistol style grip and suction cup assembly. The mount assembly functions as a gripping device for handheld use, a hands free stand, and a recharging station. The mount can be secured anywhere on the back of the electronic device, making the angle adjustable for stand use, and also allowing the user to position the device differently to accommodate his/her own needs. The mount can power/charge the portable wireless device as well as wirelessly connect to it and integrate its operational controls to those three tactile controls of the mount assembly.

A roll display sign device for displaying an information sheet for a vehicle includes a housing, which defines an interior space. The housing is selectively engageable to a window of a vehicle so that the housing is removably engaged to the window. A slot is positioned in the housing. A panel, which is wound and which is positioned in the interior space, is reversibly extensible through the slot so that the panel is viewable through the window of the vehicle. The panel has indicia positioned thereon, can selectively engage indicia, or can selectively engage a sheet upon which indicia are positioned. The indicia are capable of being read by a person who is positioned proximate to the window.

A tray stabilizer system for delivery robots includes a base having an upper end and a lower end; a shock absorbing outer shell assembly, the shock absorbing outer shell assembly having an upper end and a lower end and configured to slidingly house in the space inside the base; a shock-absorbing inner shell assembly, the shock absorbing inner shell assembly having an upper end and a lower end and configured to slidingly house in the space inside the shock absorbing outer shell assembly; a suction cup assembly; and a shock absorbent pad. A method of using the tray stabilizer system for delivery robots includes the steps of preparing a surface onto which the tray stabilizer system is mounted; mounting the system to the prepared surface; placing a tray on the shock absorbing upper pad; and placing an item to be delivered onto the tray.

In one series of embodiments, a carrier system includes a rack mountable on a vehicle to transport material. The rack includes a frame having one or more suction cups attached to the rear side of the frame, e.g., for attachment to a surface such as the side of the vehicle. A support bar mates with the frame. The support bar and the frame may include attachment configurations which mate with one another to selectively and securely attach the bar to the front side of the frame with the bar extending in a direction away from the one or more cups. With the rack comprising a plurality of suction cups, the frame may be configured as a plate or may comprise a series of arms or connected braces which extend away from a center position to the suction cups.

An improved mounting system for mounting an onboard camera in a vehicle includes a suction cup that can visibly display information to persons outside of the vehicle in response to inputs from a vehicle security system or from an owner or other authorized user. The mounting system can be mounted to the interior surface a vehicle windshield or other window with the suction cup, which can project such information to persons outside of the vehicle.

Various embodiments of a mount apparatus are disclosed herein for securing an electronic device (such as a radar laser detector, GPS device, and/or dash camera or other electronic device used within a vehicle) to a surface such as an interior surface (e.g., windshield, dashboard) of a vehicle. In one example, the mount apparatus includes a magnet which is adapted to be coupled with a corresponding metal surface within the electronic device, so that the magnet positioned within the apparatus provides a magnetic force to aid a user in securing the mount apparatus and the electronic device to each other.

A vacuum-based hitch rack carrier system for a vehicle having a rear hitch and rear hitch receiver. The system includes a plurality of vacuum devices having a pad shaped and sized to removably seat with a vehicle to form a vacuum cavity, a plunger attached to the pad and in fluid communication with the vacuum cavity, and an indicator associated with the vacuum device to indicate the level of vacuum pressure within the vacuum. The system has a receiver hitch adapter for joining a rack configured to secure an article to the vehicle via attachment to the rear hitch receiver, a mount shaped and sized to mate and secure the article to the rack, and one or more support bars attached to said mount. At least one of the support bars contains a break and fold assembly configured to allow the carrier system to be folded.

A vehicle picture frame configured to be releasably secured within a passenger compartment of a vehicle and display digital images to the occupants thereof. The vehicle picture frame includes a housing that is rectangular in shape and has a display screen integrally formed therewith. Control buttons are located on the front of the housing and are operably coupled to a central processing unit. A support cradle is included and is designed so as to slidably receive the housing and releasably secure therein. The support cradle has a flexible mounting arm secured thereto. Distally located on the flexible mounting arm is a suction cup configured to mount the vehicle picture frame to the windshield of a vehicle. A camera is located on the housing and is configured to capture images.

A tablet holding assembly includes a panel that has a pair of track slots therein. A pair of arms is each pivotally coupled to and extends upwardly from the panel to releasably engage a ceiling in a vehicle. A pair of first couplers is each of the first couplers is coupled to a respective one of the arms to releasably engage the ceiling of the vehicle. A pair of second couplers is each of the second couplers is coupled to the panel to releasably engage the ceiling of the vehicle when the panel is positioned in a stored position. A pair of supports is each of the supports is coupled to the panel to support an electronic tablet on the panel. A pair of clamping units is each movably coupled to the panel to engage the electronic tablet.

There is disclosed a viewing system coupled to a motor vehicle having a frame having a roof, at least one support, and a body with the at least one support supporting the roof over the body. The system can comprise at least one camera, at least one screen coupled to the support. In addition each camera is coupled to the at least one support and wherein said at least one screen is in communication with the first set of cameras, wherein said at least one screen displays images presented by the first set of cameras. This device can provide additional view in the blind spot of the vehicle.