Patent ID: 11899497
Assignee: XEBEC, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  F | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An article mounting system, comprising:
an article including a plurality of article mounts integral therewith; and
an article mounting apparatus comprising a main body and an article attachment body, wherein the article attachment body is movably attached to the main body for enabling the article attachment body to be moved between a first use position relative to the main body and a second use position relative to the main body, wherein the article attachment body includes at least one retention member engageable with at least one mating retention member of any of the article mounts to enable the article to be releasably retained in a selected one of a plurality of available mounting positions relative to the article attachment body, wherein each of the article mounts is located at a different respective location on the article thereby enabling the article to be engaged with the article attachment body in a plurality of different positions with respect to the main body, wherein the article attachment body includes an electrical connector integral therewith and accessible at an accessory item engagement surface of the article attachment body, wherein each of the article mounts includes a mating electrical connector integral therewith and accessible at a mounting body engagement surface thereof, and wherein the electrical connector of the article attachment body, the mating electrical connector of each of the article mounts, the at least one retention member of the article attachment body, and the at least one mating retention member of each of the article mounts are jointly configured for causing the electrical connector of the article attachment body to become operably engaged with the mating electrical connector of an engaged one of the article mounts when the at least one retention member of the article attachment body becomes engaged with the at least one mating retention member of the engaged one of the article mounts.