US 11,879,275 B2
Geared adjustable phone bracket
Steven D. Penny, Oakland, CA (US); and Sean A. Naderzad, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to OnQ Solutions, Inc., Hayward, CA (US)
Filed by OnQ Solutions, Inc., Hayward, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/887,692.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/352,337, filed on Jun. 15, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/352,336, filed on Jun. 15, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0407683 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. E05B 73/00 (2006.01); F16B 2/12 (2006.01); A47F 5/16 (2006.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC E05B 73/0082 (2013.01) [A47F 5/16 (2013.01); F16B 2/12 (2013.01); H04M 1/0202 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for physically securing a portable electronic device to a tabletop of a display table or to another display surface, comprising:
a main body;
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 for extension and retraction of the left arm and the right arm in tandem;
a second circular gear that engages the upper arm and the lower arm for extension and retraction of the upper arm and the lower arm in tandem;
first engagement features along a surface of the first circular gear opposing the second circular gear;
second engagement features along a surface of the second circular gear opposing the first circular gear to engage the first engagement features;
a lock mechanism to lock the first circular gear to the second circular gear and prevent independent rotation of the first circular gear and the second circular gear; and
one or more fasteners that is/are attachable to the tabletop of the display table or to the other display surface to thereby secure the apparatus and the portable electronic device to the tabletop or the other display surface.