# US 2018/0324974 A1 · Secure tablet mount > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0324974 A1 - Document ID: US20180324974A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/969,481 - Filed: 2018-05-02 - Published: 2018-11-08 - Earliest claimed: 2017-05-05 - Assignees: Colebrook Bosson & Saunders (Products) Limited - Applicants: Colebrook Bosson & Saunders (Products) Limited - Inventors: JONATHAN MILLS - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180324974A1 ## CPC - H05K 7/18: Construction of rack or frame - A47B 23/00: Bed-tables; Trays; Reading-racks; Book-rests, {i.e. items used in combination with something else} - F16M 11/041: {Allowing quick release of the apparatus} - F16M 13/02: for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle - E05B 2073/0088: {being lockable or unlockable by means of the office machine itself, e.g. by its keyboard} - G06F 1/1626: {with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]} - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS - A47B: TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE (furniture jointing F16B) - F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS - E05B: LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A tablet support includes a backing member and a faceplate connected to the backing member to at least partially define a housing configured to receive a tablet. A bracket is configured to retain the tablet in the housing. The housing includes a first connecting feature and the bracket includes a second connecting feature configured to mate with the first connecting feature. Adjustment of one of the first connecting feature and the second connecting feature determines the relative position of the tablet in the housing. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A tablet support comprising: a backing member; a faceplate connected to the backing member to at least partially define a housing configured to receive a tablet; and a bracket configured to retain the tablet in the housing, wherein the housing includes a first connecting feature and the bracket includes a second connecting feature configured to mate with the first connecting feature, and wherein adjustment of one of the first connecting feature and the second connecting feature determines the relative position of the tablet in the housing. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The tablet support of claim 1, wherein the first connecting feature includes a tapered first projection extending toward the bracket and the second connecting feature includes a first slot configured to receive the first projection, and wherein the width of the first slot determines the relative position of the tablet in the housing. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The tablet support of claim 2, wherein the first protrusion extends from an inner surface of the faceplate toward the backing member. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The tablet support of claim 1, wherein the first protrusion has a triangular cross-section. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The tablet support of claim 1, further comprising a spacer connected to the bracket to engage the tablet. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The tablet support of claim 5, wherein the spacer includes a corner tab. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The tablet support of claim 5, wherein the spacer includes a protrusion and the bracket includes a spacer opening receiving the protrusion. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The tablet support of claim 1, wherein the backing member is movably connected to a post. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The tablet support of claim 1, wherein the faceplate includes a set of horizontal hatch marks and a set of vertical hatch marks. ### Claim 10 A tablet support comprising: a backing member; a faceplate having a tapered first projection extending from an inner surface of the faceplate toward the backing member, the faceplate connects to the backing member to at least partially define a housing configured to receive a tablet; and a first bracket configured to connect a tablet to the faceplate, the first bracket having a first slot positioned to receive the first projection, wherein the width of the first slot determines a relative position between the bracket and the faceplate. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The tablet support of claim 10, wherein a first spacer is connected to the first bracket and configured to receive a first corner of the tablet and a second spacer is connected to the first bracket and configured to receive a second corner of the tablet. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The tablet support of claim 10, wherein the faceplate includes a tapered second projection and a boss positioned between the first and second tapered projections, and the bracket includes a second slot positioned to receive the second projection and an aperture positioned between the first and second slots and positioned to align with the central aperture. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The tablet support of claim 10, further comprising a second bracket having a second slot positioned to receive a second projection, wherein the first bracket is spaced from the second bracket. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The tablet support of claim 10, wherein the first bracket has a substantially rectangular footprint with a semi-circular edge. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The tablet support of claim 10, wherein the first bracket has a substantially L-shaped configuration. ### Claim 16 A method of manufacturing a tablet support comprising: providing a housing configured to receive a tablet, wherein the housing includes a first connecting feature; and providing a bracket configured to retain the tablet in the housing, wherein the bracket includes a second connecting feature configured to mate with the first connecting feature, and wherein the size of one of the first connecting feature and the second connecting feature is adjusted based on the thickness of the tablet to position the tablet in the housing. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein providing a housing includes providing a backing member and providing a faceplate configured to connect to the backing member. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the first connecting feature includes a tapered first projection extending toward the bracket and the second connecting feature includes a first slot configured to receive the first projection, and wherein the width of the first slot determines the relative position of the tablet in the housing. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein a spacer opening is formed in the bracket and the position of the spacer opening is based on the height and the width of the tablet. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the bracket has a substantially rectangular footprint with a semi-circular edge.