Patent ID: 6659382
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: A45F,A47F,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for securely displaying a hand-held device on a display structure while allowing said hand-held device to be examined comprising:a secure clamping means to securely clamp said hand-held device and connect said hand-held device to a tether comprising an upper component and a lower component and a coupling fitting; a means to extend and to retract said tether comprising a spring activated means, with said spring activated means mounted on a housing plate and with said housing plate having an opening for passage of a tethering cable and with a second end of said tethering cable connected to said spring activated means and with said spring activated means exerting a retracting force when said tethering cable is extended; a positioning means having a non-circular positioning element to position said clamped device in a fixed orientation when said device is retracted; said non-circular positioning element being connected to said extending and retracting means; a complementary positioning element comprising second non-circular positioning element disposed about said opening in said housing plate, and with said cable passing through said opening, and with said complementary positioning element connected to said housing plate by connecting means, and with said complementary positioning element having a lumen to permit passage of said cable, so that said non-circular positioning element and said complementary positioning element mate in a fixed orientation when said tethering cable is completely retracted; each of said upper component and said lower component comprising said secure clamping means has a bottom element with a first end and a second end, with said bottom element of each component having an inside that receives said hand-held device and an outside.