A pivot
mount assembly for mounting an electronic device (e.g., an
Electronic Flight Bag—EFB) in the
cockpit of an aircraft, and more specifically on the
steering control (i.e., yoke) of the aircraft. The pivot
mount assembly preferably includes an upper portion, an intermediate portion and a lower portion, where the upper portion is rotatable with respect to the intermediate portion, and the intermediate portion is slidable with respect to the lower portion. The upper portion includes a receiving slot for receiving a device to be mounted, and the lower portion includes a securing mechanism and a positioning
flange. A receiving
mount within the yoke receives the positioning
flange to position the pivot mount
assembly within the same, and the securing mechanism operates in conjunction with the receiving mount to secure the lower portion to the same, and thereby the entire pivot mount assembly within the receiving mount. Once mounted in the receiving mount, the upper portion of the assembly is rotatable with respect to the intermediate portion while the intermediate portion remains in slidable engagement with the lower portion, thereby allowing the EFB to be mounted to be rotated from a portrait to a landscape orientation and also slide in one dimension without removing the same from the mount. In one implementation, an indexing position
system is integrated between the intermediate and upper portions of the mount assembly and between the intermediate and lower portions of the mount assembly. The indexing systems provide predetermined rotation increments (between upper and intermediate portions) and predetermined sliding increments (between the intermediate and lower portions).