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US 10,743,682 B2Granted
Transaction stand
AssigneeWalmart Apollo, LLC
InventorJoe Speagle
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are aspects of a transaction device stand. In one embodiment, the transaction device stand comprises a stand base having a base plate, a column having a shape, and a winged collar latching mechanism. A swivel top may be mounted to the stand base via the winged collar, the swivel top configured to be physically coupled to a transaction device. A tension mechanism may be implemented between a portion of the swivel top and a portion of the winged collar of the stand base such that the swivel top is held at a position relative to the stand base in tension.
Claims16
A device stand comprising:
- a stand base comprising a base plate, a substantially hollow column affixed to the base plate, and a winged collar disposed at an opposite end of the substantially hollow column from the base plate;
- a swivel top mounted to the stand base via the winged collar, the swivel top configured to be physically coupled to a device;
- and
- a tension mechanism, the tension mechanism implemented between a portion of the swivel top and a portion of the winged collar of the stand base such that the swivel top is held at a position relative to the stand base in tension, the tension mechanism further comprising:
- a spring;
- and
- a locating pin disposed opposite to the spring relative to opposing sides of the swivel top, the locating pin configured for removal from and insertion to a number of insertion point pairs upon compression and decompression of the spring.
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A device stand system comprising:
- a stand base comprising:
- a base plate;
- a substantially hollow column affixed to the base plate;
- and
- a winged collar disposed at an opposite end of the substantially hollow column from the base plate, the winged collar including a collar body configured to complement a shape of the substantially hollow column such that the collar body substantially conforms to an outer portion of an upper portion of the substantially hollow column relative to the base plate disposed at a lower portion of the column, the winged collar further including a right wing portion and a left wing portion, the right wing portion and the left wing portion each disposed on opposing sides of the collar body relative to each other, the right wing portion and the left wing portion configured with the collar body as a single continuous component;
- a swivel top mounted to the stand base via the winged collar, the swivel top configured to be physically coupled to a device and further comprising:
- a main body portion configured with an opening substantially in a middle of the main body portion such that the opening at least partly aligns with the opening of the substantially hollow column upon securing the swivel top to the stand base;
- a right flap portion;
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- a left flap portion, the right flap portion and the left flap portion each disposed on opposite sides of the main body portion relative to each other, the right flap portion configured to substantially align along a parallel plane with the right wing portion of the winged collar and the left flap portion configured to substantially align along a parallel plane with the left wing portion of the winged collar upon securing the swivel top to the stand base;
- and
- a tension mechanism, the tension mechanism implemented between the right and the left flap portions of the swivel top and the right and the left wing portions of the winged collar of the stand base such that the swivel top is held at a position relative to the stand base in tension, the tension mechanism further comprising:
- a spring;
- and
- a locating pin disposed opposite to the spring relative to opposing sides of the swivel top, the locating pin configured for removal from and insertion to a number of insertion point pairs upon compression and decompression of the spring.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.