Geared adjustable phone bracket

An apparatus for physically securing a portable electronic device to a tabletop of a display table or to another display surface, the apparatus comprising:

• a main body;
• a left arm, a right arm, an upper arm, and a lower arm, wherein each arm has securing features to secure respective sides of the portable electronic device and each of the arms is retractable relative to the main body to secure the portable electronic device and is extendable relative to the main body to release the portable electronic device;
• a first circular gear that engages the left arm and the right arm, the first circular gear rotates about an axis in a first direction for extension of the left arm and the right arm in tandem and rotates about the axis in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction for retraction of the left arm and the right arm in tandem;
• a second circular gear that engages the upper arm and the lower arm, the second circular gear rotates about the axis in the second direction for extension of the lower arm and the upper arm in tandem and rotates about the axis in the first direction for retraction of the lower arm and the upper arm in tandem;
• a spring to normally bias the first circular gear and the second circular gear apart from one another;
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• a lock mechanism to lock the first circular gear and the second circular gear together to thereby prevent independent rotation of the first circular gear and the second circular gear.

A security mount for physically securing a portable electronic device to a tabletop of a display table or to another display surface, the security mount comprising:

• a main body having a top, a bottom, and walls that extends between the top and the bottom;
• a post extending downward from the bottom of the main body;
• one or more fasteners extending downward from the post and attachable to a tabletop of a display table or to another display surface to thereby secure the security mount and the portable electronic device to the tabletop or other display surface;
• a left arm, a right arm, an upper arm, and a lower arm, wherein each of the arms is retractable relative to the main body to secure the portable electronic device and is extendable relative to the main body to release the portable electronic device;
• a first circular gear that engages the left arm and the right arm, the first circular gear rotates about an axis in a first direction for extension of the left arm and the right arm in tandem and rotates about the axis in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction for retraction of the left arm and the right arm in tandem;
• a second circular gear that engages the lower arm and the upper arm, the second circular gear rotates about the axis in the second direction for extension of the lower arm and the upper arm in tandem and rotates about the axis in the first direction for retraction of the lower arm and the upper arm in tandem;
• a spring to normally bias the first circular gear and the second circular gear apart from one another;
• a pinion extending along the axis of rotation through the first circular gear and the second circular gear;
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• a lock mechanism coupled to the pinion, the lock mechanism having an unlocked configuration in which the first circular gear and the second circular gear are separated by the spring and a locked configuration in which the first circular gear and the second circular gear are forced together by the pinion.