Flexible retention systems for portable electronic devices
AssigneeErgotron, Inc.
InventorsJohn William Theis, Michael John Mullen, Joshua Jerome Beissel, Saeb Salih Asamari, Thiem Chan Duong Wong
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Abstract
A retention system for securing a portable electronic device to the work surface can include an elongated member. The elongated member can be adapted to couple with a work surface. The retention system can include a device clip. The device clip can be coupled to the elongated member. The device clip can be slidably engaged with the elongated member. The device clip can be adapted to engage with an edge of the portable electronic device located on the work surface.
Claims19
A retention system for securing a portable electronic device on a work surface, the system comprising:
- an elongated member adapted to couple with the work surface;
- a device clip configured to couple with the elongated member wherein the device clip is configured to slidably engage with the elongated member, and wherein the device clip is adapted to engage with an edge of the portable electronic device located on the work surface by receiving the edge of the portable electronic device within a device cavity defined by the device clip;
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- a cable clip configured to couple with the elongated member, wherein:
- the cable clip is adapted to slidably engage with the elongated member, and
- the cable clip defines a slot that extends into a cable cavity, wherein:
- the cable cavity is sized and shaped to receive the elongated member,
- the cable cavity has a greater dimension than the elongated member, and
- when the elongated member is received in the cable cavity, the cable clip and the elongated member define a cable space sized and shaped to receive an electrical cable between the elongated member and the cable clip.
A retention system for securing a portable electronic device on a work surface, the system comprising:
- at least one fixed member coupled to the work surface and defining a first clip having a first opening and a second clip having a second opening, and wherein the first opening is defined on a first side of the fixed member and the second opening is defined on a second side of the fixed member;
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- at least one fork member rotatingly coupled with the first clip and second clip of the fixed member,
- wherein the at least one fork member is configured to rotate with respect to the fixed member and the fork is configured to engage with a portion of the portable electronic device located on the work surface to secure the portable electronic device on the work surface.
A retention system for securing a portable electronic device on a work surface, the system comprising:
- a flexible elongated member coupled to the work surface having a first end region, a second end region, and an intermediate region located between the first end region and the second end region;
- a first hook fixedly attached to a first end region of the elongated member and defining a first reception region sized and shaped to receive the elongated member, wherein reception of the elongated member within the first reception region attaches the first hook to the elongated member;
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- a second hook fixedly attached to a second end region of the elongated member and defining a first reception region sized and shaped to receive the elongated member, wherein reception of the elongated member within the first reception region attaches the hook to the elongated member,
- wherein the first and second end regions of the elongated member overlap and the first hook and the second hook couple to the intermediate region of the elongated member, thereby encircling a portion of the portable electronic device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.