Patent ID: 11971130
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 7:
8. The support stand of claim 1, further comprising:
a housing having a hollow interior and an end opening aligned with a longitudinal axis of the housing, the hollow interior having an internal surface; and
a device connector assembly including:
a sheath positioned at least partially within the hollow interior, covering the end opening, and having an end portion contacting the internal surface; and
wherein the device attachment structure extends through the sheath and protrudes from the end opening of the housing, the device attachment structure being rotatable relative to the housing between a first rotated position and a second rotated position;

wherein the end portion of the sheath remains in contact with the internal surface as the device attachment structure rotates between the first and second rotated positions.