Patent ID: 9732784
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: F16B,F16M,H02J

Claim:
1. A station for viewing and operating a portable electronic device, said station comprising, in combination: a wall plate having a rearward-facing back wall configured to be selectively secured on a vertically-extending support surface; a receptacle configured for selectively holding the wall plate and configured to be supported on a horizontally-extending support surface; wherein the wall plate has a forward-facing front wall configured to be rearwardly inclined no more than 45 degrees from vertical when the back wall is secured on the vertically-extending support surface and configured to support the portable electronic device so that the portable electronic device can be viewed and operated without holding the portable electronic device; at least one fastener on the forward-facing front wall configured to temporarily secure the portable electronic device to the forward-facing front wall to limit movement of the personal electronic device relative to the wall plate; at least one fastener on the rearward-facing back wall configured to secure the wall plate to the vertically-extending support surface; at least one fastener on the receptacle configured to secure the receptacle to the horizontally-extending support surface and wherein the wall plate has a bottom support located at a bottom of the forward-facing front wall to limit downward movement of the portable electronic device relative to the wall plate.