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US 11,897,615 B2Granted
Tablet holder
AssigneeReinhold Industries, Inc.
InventorKosta Gianakopoulos
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Abstract
The present invention concerns a tablet support that can be readily affixed to one side of a substantially upright seatback and one that can conveniently function to support numerous types of informational displays, including, but not limited to books, magazines, tablet computers, note book computers, media players, smart phones and the like.
Claims10
An informational display holder assembly for use with a substantially upright seatback, comprising:
- (a) a connector mechanism connected to the upright seatback;
- (b) a first pivot hinge assembly connected to said connector mechanism;
- (c) an elongate extender arm connected to said first pivot hinge assembly for movement between a retracted position and an extended position;
- (d) a latching assembly connected to said first pivot hinge assembly for preventing movement of said elongate extender arm between a retracted position and an extended position, said latching assembly including:
- (i) a push button movable from a first latching position to a second release position, said push button having a circuitous guide channel;
- (ii) a latching pin extending from said circuitous guide channel into engagement with said elongate extender arm;
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- (e) an informational display support arm assembly hingeably connected to an elongate extender arm for movement between a stowed position and an extended position, said informational display support arm assembly being constructed and arraigned to engage said elongate extender arm when said elongate extender arm is in said extended position.
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A tablet holder assembly for use with a substantially upright seatback, comprising:
- (a) a connector mechanism connected to the upright seatback;
- (b) a first pivot hinge assembly connected to said connector mechanism;
- (c) an elongate extender arm assembly connected to said first pivot hinge assembly for movement between a retracted position and a deployed an extended position;
- (d) a support arm assembly rotatably connected to said elongate extender arm;
- (e) a latching mechanism operably associated with said first pivot hinge assembly for preventing movement of said elongate extender arm between a retracted position and an extended position, said latching assembly comprising a latching pin;
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- (f) a latch release assembly connected to said latching assembly, said latch release assembly comprising a push button having a circuitous guide channel.
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A tablet holder assembly for use with a substantially upright seatback, comprising:
- (a) a connector mechanism connected to the upright seatback;
- (b) a first pivot hinge assembly connected to said connector mechanism;
- (c) an elongate extender arm assembly connected to said first pivot hinge assembly for movement between a retracted position and an extended position;
- (d) a support arm assembly rotatably connected to said elongate extender arm;
- (e) a latching mechanism connected to said first pivot hinge assembly for preventing movement of said elongate extender arm between a retracted position and an extended position;
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- (f) a latch release mechanism operably associated with said latching mechanism for permitting movement of said elongate extender arm between a retracted position and an extended position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.