Universal Handlebar Phone Mount

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons (4.0 International License) Attribution—Noncommercial—Share Alike.If you are looking for print instructions please refer to here. (https://www.printables.com/model/165853-universal-handlebar-phone-mount)This is a fully adjustable phone mount using a ball and socket joint compatible with any type of filament requiring minimal support material within SolidWorks aimed to be printed with any FDM 3D printer.This mount is designed to be compatible with vertically mounted phones with a width of 5.72 cm (2 ¼”) up to 10.8 cm (4 ¼”). This includes the smallest phones such as iPhone 13 mini up to the largest phones such as Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra with a case.The mount can be attached to a cylindrical bar with a diameter of 0.8” to 1 ¼” which can be found on motorcycles, snowmobiles, jet skis, ATVs, etc. using two #6 or #8 bolts and nuts.The hold at the center of the Ball part is added intentionally to increase the number of walls to increase strength in the neck area.A zip tie can be used to tie the Main Holder part to the handlebar using the hole on the side. This hole was added as a safety net to prevent the phone from getting damaged as a result of being dropped in case the mount breaks in an accident.How I Designed This:I was leading a project at work where I have tasked with designing a 3D printable mount for a motorcycle that integrates a board that we sell that would allow the consumer to charge their phone while riding the bike. You can read about the series of articles that were published at my work about this project here (https://blogbylava.com/tag/motorcycle/).I decided to make another version without the board which reduced the overall size and part numbers. I wrote an article about the design process that I take when it comes to designing products with 3D printers here (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/prototypes-3d-printing-arash-khazaie/). The idea came from here (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4750441) but all the parts were designed from scratch by myself within SolidWorks.