Method of using a mount for attaching a tablet to a post of a forklift so as to allow a user to use the tablet from either inside or outside of the forklift or to stow the tablet
US9809266B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 24, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2011/0085
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of using a mount to attach a tablet to a post of a forklift so as to allow a user to use the tablet from either inside or outside of the forklift or to stow the tablet. The method includes the steps of pulling a locking pin of a release assembly of a mounting case of the mount up out of an original 90° offset through bore in a pivot pipe of the mounting case of the mount, swiveling the mounting case 90° to an outer side of the arm by way of the pivot pipe of the mounting case pivoting, releasing the locking pin of the release assembly of the mounting case into the other 90° offset through bore in the pivot pipe of the mounting case to secure the mounting case from moving and thereby allowing a user to use the tablet from outside of the forklift, pulling the locking pin of the release assembly of the mounting case up out the other 90° offset through bore in the pivot pipe of the mounting case, swiveling the mounting case 90° to an inner side of the arm by way of the pivot pipe of the mounting case pivoting, and releasing the locking pin of the release assembly of the mounting case into the original 90° offset through bore in the pivot pipe of the mounting case to secure the…
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