Patent ID: 7971845
Filing Date: 2011-07-05
Classification: A47F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A mounting assembly for releasably securing a handheld device to a tether having an enlarged terminal portion at an end of a tethering cable, comprising: a rigid device mount securable to a surface of the handheld device for securing the enlarged terminal portion of the tether to the handheld device, the device mount defining an internal cavity for receiving the enlarged terminal portion of the tether, and a cable passage for receiving a section of the tethering cable adjacent the enlarged terminal portion, the cable passage extending from the internal cavity to an outer surface of the device mount, the device mount defining an access opening communicating with the internal cavity and the cable passage at a first side of the device mount to permit the enlarged terminal portion and the tethering cable section to be positioned into and removed from the internal cavity and the cable passage, respectively; a cover releasably securable to the device mount to cover the access opening when the cover is in a secured position to prevent removal of the tether from the device mount; and a fastener releasably securing the cover to the device mount in the secured position, wherein the cover and fastener are disposed to allow the cover to be released from the secured position when the device mount is secured to the handheld device, thereby enabling the tether to be released from the device mount when the device mount is secured to the handheld device.