Patent ID: 8317152

Claim:
A bracket for supporting an electronic device, comprising: a receiving part for detachably receiving the electronic device; a rotating arm with one end connecting to the receiving part; a base rotatably connecting to the other end of the rotating arm; and a locking device with a locking mechanism positioned on the rotating arm, and a locked part positioned on the base, wherein the locking mechanism comprises a locking member, an elastic member, and an operating member; the locked part defines a locked position and an unlocked position, the locking member is capable of moving from the locked position to the unlocked position, the elastic member provides an elastic force to keep the locking member in the locked position so that the rotating arm stops moving, the operating member is operable to enable the locking member to overcome the elastic force to move from the locked position to the unlocked position so that the rotating arm is capable of rotating; wherein the locking mechanism comprises a holder, the holder defines a first through hole and a second through hole, the axes of the first and the second through holes is perpendicularly with each other, the locking member passes through the holder via the first through hole, the locking member defines a third through hole with axes coaxial with the axes of the second through hole, a part of the operating member is inserted to the locking member via the second and the third through holes, when a force is exerted on the operating member, the operating member is moved along the axes of the second through hole to drive the locking member to move along the axes of the first through hole that the locking member is moved from the locked position to the unlocked position.