Abstract:
An electronic device holder for holding thereon an electronic device includes a fixed bracket, which can be fixedly mounted on the wall or ceiling with screws or the like and has upright locating rods, and a movable bracket, which is coupled to the fixed bracket and has upright locating rods and is movable relative to the fixed bracket between a first position where the locating rods of the fixed bracket and the movable brackets are respectively disengaged from the electronic device put on the electronic device holder, and a second position where the locating rods of the fixed bracket and the movable bracket are respectively forced into engagement with the electronic device to lock the electronic device to the electronic device holder.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
       [0001]     1. Field of the Invention  
         [0002]     The present invention relates to electronic device mounting techniques and more particularly, to an electronic device holder for holding an electronic device on the wall or ceiling.  
         [0003]     2. Description of the Related Art  
         [0004]     An electronic device such as a wireless network receiver may be hung on and set inside the wall or ceiling to reduce room space occupation and to prevent obstruction of the sense of beauty of the room or house.  
         [0005]     Normally, screws or other fastening members are used to directly affix the electronic device on or inside the wall or ceiling. After installation, it is difficult and takes much time to remove the electronic device from the wall or ceiling for a repair work.  
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
       [0006]     The present invention has been accomplished under the circumstances in view. It is therefore the main object of the present invention to provide an electronic device holder, which allows quick loading and unloading of the electronic device.  
         [0007]     To achieve this object of the present invention, the electronic device holder for holding thereon an electronic device comprises a fixed bracket having a plurality of locating rods and a movable bracket coupled to the fixed bracket and having a plurality of locating rods. The movable bracket is movable relative to the fixed bracket between a first position where the locating rods of the fixed bracket and the movable brackets are respectively disengaged from the electronic device carried on the fixed bracket and the movable bracket, and a second position where the locating rods of the fixed bracket and the movable bracket are respectively engaged with the electronic device carried on the fixed bracket and the movable bracket to lock the electronic device to the electronic device holder. 
     
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
       [0008]      FIG. 1  is an exploded view of an electronic device holder according to the present invention.  
         [0009]      FIG. 2  is a perspective assembly view of the electronic device holder according to the present invention.  
         [0010]      FIG. 3  is a schematic sectional view showing the movable bracket in the first position.  
         [0011]      FIG. 4  is similar to  FIG. 3  but showing the movable bracket in the second position.  
         [0012]      FIG. 5  is an enlarged view of a part of  FIG. 3 .  
         [0013]      FIG. 6  is an enlarged view of a part of  FIG. 4 .  
         [0014]      FIG. 7  is a perspective view showing an electronic device held in the electronic device holder according to the present invention. 
     
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION  
       [0015]     Referring to  FIGS. 1-7 , an electronic device holder  100  is shown comprised of a fixed bracket  10  and a movable bracket  20 .  
         [0016]     As shown in  FIGS. 1, 2  and  7 , the fixed bracket  10  comprises a flat base  11 , a plurality of mounting holes  12 , a plurality of locating rods  13 , two openings  14 , and two side flanges  15 . The flat base  11  is a shaped plate member, having a top wall for accommodating an electronic device and a bottom wall opposite to the top wall. The bottom wall of the flat base  11  is to be adhered to a flat surface, for example the wall or ceiling. The top wall of the flat base  11  is divided into a first mounting zone  111  and a second mounting zone  112 . The mounting holes  12  are provided at the first mounting zone  111  of the flat base  11  and cut through the top and bottom walls of the flat base  11 . According to this embodiment, the number of the locating rods  13  is two. These two locating rods  13  extend upwards from the top wall of the flat base  11  in the first mounting zone  111 , each having a retaining head  131  that protrudes sideways. The openings  14  are formed in the first mounting zone  111  of the flat base  11  and cut through the top and bottom walls of the flat base  11 . Top and bottom rails  16  are respectively horizontally formed integral with the top and bottom walls of the flat base  11  and suspending in the openings  14  at an outer side, defining a respective horizontal sliding groove  161  in each opening  14  at an outer side (the side relatively closer to the respective flange  15 ). The second mounting zone  112  extends horizontally outwards from one side of the first mounting zone  111 . The top wall of the second mounting zone  112  is lower than the top wall of the first mounting zone  111  so that an insertion slot  17  is defined in the connection area between the first mounting zone  111  and the second mounting zone  112 . Two sliding grooves  162  are defined in the second mounting zone  112  at two opposite lateral sides and respectively longitudinally disposed in line with the sliding grooves  161  in the openings  14 . A through hole  18  is formed in the second mounting zone  112  at a remote side away from the first mounting zone  111  and cut through the top and bottom walls. The two flanges  15  are spaced from each other at a distance for stopping an electronic device in the first mounting zone  111 .  
         [0017]     The movable bracket  20  comprises a flat base  21 , two springy retainers  22 , a stop edge  23 , two locating rods  24 , a grip  25 , and two protruding blocks  26 . The flat base  21  is a shaped plate member, having a first mounting zone  211  and a second mounting zone  212 . The thickness and width of the first mounting zone  211  of the flat base  21  are slightly smaller than the height and interval of the sliding grooves  161 ,  162 . The retainers  22  are bilaterally protruded from the top wall of the first mounting zone  211  near a remote side away from the second mounting zone  212 . The locating rods  24  extend upwardly from the top wall of the first mounting zone  211  at two sides near the second mounting zone  212 , each having a retaining head  241  that protrudes sideways. The grip  25  extends from one side of the free end of the second mounting zone  212 . Further, the second mounting zone  212  has a through hole  27  cut through the top and bottom wall near the grip  212 .  
         [0018]     The assembly process of the electronic device holder  100  is outlined hereinafter with reference to  FIGS. 1 and 2 . The first mounting zone  211  of the movable bracket  20  is inserted through the sliding grooves  162  into the insertion slot  17  and then forced to move the retainers  22  over the bottom side of the first mounting zone  11  into the openings  14  and simultaneously to move the stop edge  23  into contact with the first mounting zone  111  of the fixed bracket  10 . When the stop edge  23  is stopped against the first mounting zone  111  of the fixed bracket  10 , the assembly process is down.  
         [0019]     When loading an electronic device (see the imaginary lien A in  FIGS. 3 and 4 ) on the electronic device holder  100  and hanging the electronic device on the wall or ceiling, insert fastening members such as screws or the like through the mounting holes  12  of the fixed bracket  10  and then drive the fastening members into the wall or ceiling to affix the fixed bracket  10  to the wall or ceiling, and then push the movable bracket  20  relative to the fixed bracket  10  to a first position (the position where the stop edge  23  of the movable bracket  20  is stopped against the first mounting zone  111  of the fixed bracket  10 ). At this time, the distance between the locating rods  24  of the movable bracket  20  and the locating rods  13  of the fixed bracket  10  is in the shortest condition (see  FIG. 3 ). Thereafter, the oblong mounting holes at the back side of the electronic device that are made for mounting on the wall or ceiling are respectively coupled to the locating rods  13 ,  24  of the brackets  10 ,  20 . At this time, hold the grip  25  or the protruding blocks  26  with the hand to move the movable bracket  20  apart from the first bracket  10  to a second position (the position where the springy retainers  22  are respectively hooked on the peripheral edge of each of the openings  14  of the fixed bracket  10 , and at the time the distance between the locating rods  24  of the movable bracket  20  and the locating rods  13  of the fixed bracket  10  is in the longest condition see  FIG. 4 ). When the movable bracket  20  is in the second position, the retaining heads  131 ,  241  of the locating rods  13 ,  24  are respectively hooked on the peripheral edges of the oblong mounting holes of the electronic device, and therefore the electronic device is locked to the electronic device holder  100 .  
         [0020]     When wishing to detach the electronic device from the electronic device holder  100 , hold the grip  25  or the protruding blocks  26  with the hand to move the movable bracket  20  toward the first bracket  10  from the second position to the first position to disengage the retaining heads  131 ,  241  of the locating rods  13 ,  24  from the peripheral edges of the oblong mounting holes of the electronic device, and therefore the electronic device is unlocked from the electronic device holder  100  and can be removed from the electronic device holder  100  without much effort.  
         [0021]     The through hole  18  of the first bracket  10  and the through hole  27  of the movable bracket  20  are aligned in line when the movable bracket  20  is set in the second position. At this time, lock means can be fastened to the through holes  18 ,  27  to lock the movable bracket  20  and the fixed bracket  10 , preventing falling of the electronic device from the electronic device holder  100 .  
         [0022]      FIGS. 5 and 6  show the relationship between one oblong mounting hole B of the electronic device A and one mounting rod  24  of the movable bracket  20  (the relationship between each mounting rod  13  of the fixed bracket  10  and the corresponding oblong mounting hole B of the electronic device A is approximately the same with the exception of the engagement direction). When the movable bracket  20  is in the first position as shown in  FIG. 5 , the locating rod  24  is about at the center of the respective oblong mounting hole B, at this time, the electronic device A can be conveniently removed from the electronic device holder  100  or attached thereto. When the movable bracket  20  is in the second position as shown in  FIG. 6 , the locating rod  24  is stopped at one side of the respective oblong mounting hole B of the electronic device A, and the retaining head  241  of the locating rod  24  is hooked on the inside wall of the electronic device A, and therefore the electronic device A is secured to the locating rod  24 . Of course, the locating rods  13  of the fixed bracket  10  work in the same manner.  
         [0023]     Although particular embodiments of the invention have been described in detail for purposes of illustration, various modifications and enhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is not to be limited except as by the appended claims.