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.
Claims17
A transaction device stand comprising:
- a stand base comprising a base plate, a column having a shape, and a winged collar;
- a swivel top mounted to the stand base via the winged collar, the swivel top configured to be physically coupled to a transaction device;
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- 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.
A transaction stand system comprising:
- a stand base comprising:
- a base plate;
- a column;
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- a winged collar, the winged collar including a collar body configured to complement the shape of the column such that the collar body substantially conforms to the outer portion of the upper portion of the column relative to the base plate disposed at the lower portion of the column, and a right wing portion and a left wing portion, the right wing portion and the left wing portion each disposed on opposite 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 transaction 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 substantially hollow opening of the 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;
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- 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.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.