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Mounting apparatus for an electronic device

US6966533B1 · kind B1 · utility

100Cited by
22References
33Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 5, 2003
Grant dateNov 22, 2005
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 5, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R2011/0087
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for holding an electronic device is described which includes first and second brackets slidably joined together with one another and moveable to expand away from, and contract toward, one another along an operating path. The apparatus further includes first and second braces provided on the first and second brackets, respectively, and spaced apart from one another along the operating path and a biasing element biasing the first and second brackets toward one another. The first and second braces are configured to grasp an electronic device therebetween. The apparatus is part of a retaining unit also described which includes the mounting apparatus, a pivoting member, a swiveling member, and a base unit.

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