Patent ID: 8882069
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: E05B,F16M,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for securing a portable electronic device, the apparatus comprising: a main body including a first end and a second end; a first arm disposed at the first end of the main body; a first hook attached to the first arm and configured to receive the portable electronic device between the first hook and the first arm; a second arm slidably disposed at the second end of the main body, the second arm being slidable to a plurality of lateral positions relative to the main body; a second hook attached to the second arm and configured to receive the portable electronic device between the second hook and the second arm; and a locking system coupled to the second arm, the locking system being movable between a locked configuration, in which the second arm is slidable toward the first arm and is inhibited from sliding away from the first arm, and an unlocked configuration, in which the second arm is slidable toward and away from the first arm; wherein the locking system includes a toothed bar coupled to one of the first arm and the second arm and a tooth coupled to the other of the first arm and the second arm, wherein the tooth engages the toothed bar when the locking system is in the locked configuration, and wherein the tooth disengages the toothed bar when the locking system is in the unlocked configuration; wherein the locking system further includes a pivotable ratchet latch that supports the tooth, and wherein the pivotable ratchet latch pivots out of engagement with the toothed bar when the locking system is in the unlocked position; wherein the locking system further includes an actuator bar having a first cam surface, wherein the pivotable ratchet latch includes a second cam surface, and wherein the first cam surface selectively engages the second cam surface to pivot the pivotable ratchet latch out of engagement with the toothed bar.