Patent ID: 11879275
Assignee: ONQ SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  A  F  H | IPC A  E  F  H

Claim 17:
18. A security mount for physically securing a portable electronic device to a tabletop of a display table or to another display surface, the security mount comprising:
a main body having a top, a bottom, and walls that extends between the top and the bottom;
a post extending downward from the bottom of the main body;
one or more fasteners extending downward from the post and attachable to the tabletop of the display table or to the other display surface to thereby secure the security mount and the portable electronic device to the tabletop or the other display surface;
a left arm, a right arm, an upper arm, and a lower arm, wherein each of the arms is retractable relative to the main body to secure the portable electronic device and is extendable relative to the main body to release the portable electronic device;
a first circular gear that engages the left arm and the right arm, the first circular gear rotates about an axis in a first direction for extension of the left arm and the right arm in tandem and rotates about the axis in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction for retraction of the left arm and the right arm in tandem;
a second circular gear that engages the lower arm and the upper arm, the second circular gear rotates about the axis in the second direction for extension of the lower arm and the upper arm in tandem and rotates about the axis in the first direction for retraction of the lower arm and the upper arm in tandem;
a spring to normally bias the first circular gear and the second circular gear apart from one another;
an elongated member extending along the axis through the first circular gear and the second circular gear; and
a lock mechanism coupled to the elongated member, the lock mechanism having an unlocked configuration in which the first circular gear and the second circular gear are separated by the spring and a locked configuration in which the first circular gear and the second circular gear are forced together by the elongated member.