US 12,251,008 B2
Quick connect electronic device mount
Curt Stefan Nyberg, Karlsborg (SE)
Assigned to Brodit AB, Karlsborg (SE)
Filed by Brodit AB, Karlsborg (SE)
Filed on Feb. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/112,250.
Prior Publication US 2024/0277134 A1, Aug. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01); A45F 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC A45F 5/00 (2013.01) [G06F 1/1658 (2013.01); A45F 2005/006 (2013.01); A45F 5/1516 (2025.01); A45F 5/1525 (2025.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mounting assembly for an electronic device comprising:
a base assembly having a base plate with a first mounting block projecting frontwardly therefrom, and a pedestal extending frontwardly from the base plate and having a male plug projecting above the base plate, the male plug being spaced from the first mounting block in a first direction; and
a frame assembly configured to retain an electronic device therein while exposing a female connector of the electronic device for access, the frame assembly having a frame having a front opening configured to provide access to a display screen of an electronic device and a back plate releasably fastened to the frame for receiving the electronic device between the frame and the back plate, wherein the back plate of the frame assembly is positioned to overlie the base plate, wherein portions of the back plate of the frame assembly have a rearwardly opening first mounting slot, wherein the first mounting slot has an engagement segment which has a first width in a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction, an entry segment which has a width in the second direction which is greater than the first width, and a converging positioning segment which connects the entry segment to the engagement segment, wherein the first mounting slot is positioned for sliding engagement with the first mounting block, such that once the first mounting block is engaged with the first mounting slot, sliding movement of the frame assembly with respect to the first mounting block in the first direction towards the pedestal engages the frame assembly with the base assembly in alignment with the male plug of the pedestal to thereby mate the female connector of the electronic device with the male plug of the base assembly after the first mounting block has been engaged with the first mounting slot, and once the first mounting block is engaged within the first mounting slot, movement of the frame assembly with respect to the base assembly is limited in directions other than the first direction.