US 11,934,230 B2
Reconfigurable stand ecosystem
Brett W. Degner, Menlo Park, CA (US); Kevin M. Robinson, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Christoph M. Pistor, Santa Cruz, CA (US); Mehrdad Hooshmand, Cupertino, CA (US); Simon J. Trivett, Waterloo (CA); Bradley J. Hamel, Portola Valley, CA (US); Kristopher P. Laurent, Portola Valley, CA (US); David H. Narajowski, San Jose, CA (US); Stephen V Jayanathan, Seattle, WA (US); and Laura M. DeForest, San Mateo, CA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/653,859.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/172,413, filed on Apr. 8, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0326731 A1, Oct. 13, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01); F16M 11/10 (2006.01); H05K 5/02 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/1654 (2013.01) [F16M 11/10 (2013.01); G06F 1/166 (2013.01); G06F 1/1607 (2013.01); G06F 1/1681 (2013.01); H05K 5/0221 (2013.01); H05K 5/0226 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device interconnection system, comprising:
a mounting bar connectable to an electronic device;
a stand structure including an arm block, wherein the mounting bar is rotatable about an axis of rotation relative to the arm block;
a sleeve;
a biasing member having a first end affixed to the sleeve and having a second end affixed to the arm block;
a central pin extending through the sleeve and the biasing member, wherein the central pin is rotatable about the axis of rotation relative to the arm block;
wherein the sleeve is adjustable between a first configuration wherein the sleeve is rotatable about the axis of rotation relative to the mounting bar and a second configuration wherein rotation of the sleeve about the axis of rotation is fixed relative to the mounting bar and the central pin.