Patent ID: 8369082

Claim:
An in-wall dock for a tablet computer, comprising: a housing configured to be at least partially disposed within a wall cavity of a wall of a structure, the housing including a front face that, when the housing is disposed within the wall cavity, is arranged substantially parallel with a wall surface of the wall; an attachment mechanism configured to engage the wall surface to prevent movement of the housing with respect to the wall when disposed within the wall cavity; a receiving tray rotatably mounted to the housing, the receiving tray configured to rotate from a first orientation disposed at an acute angle to the front face of the housing that permits engagement of the tablet computer with the receiving tray, to a second orientation that is substantially parallel to the front face of the housing and prevents removal of the tablet computer from the receiving tray; a lock down mechanism configured to, when engaged, retain the receiving tray in the second orientation, the lock down mechanism requiring use of a separate tool or key to be disengaged; and a removable bezel configured to secure over the housing, and, when so secured, to cover at least a portion of a front face of the housing and at least a portion of a front face of the tablet computer.