US 12,012,782 B2
Apparatuses with ratcheting buttons for securing electronic devices
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. 17/887,698.
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 2023/0407682 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. E05B 73/00 (2006.01); A47F 5/16 (2006.01); E05B 15/00 (2006.01); F16B 2/12 (2006.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC E05B 73/0017 (2013.01) [A47F 5/16 (2013.01); E05B 15/0046 (2013.01); E05B 73/0082 (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, the apparatus comprising:
a main body;
a post that extends from the main body;
a plurality of arms that are extendable and retractable relative to the main body;
a plurality of braces attached to the plurality of arms, each brace configured to be secured to the portable electronic device;
one or more ratcheting buttons, each said ratcheting button located in a corresponding hole in the main body or in an arm, each said ratcheting button configured to be upwardly movable within the corresponding hole with a ratchet mechanism to prevent downward movement of the ratcheting button within the corresponding hole, each said ratcheting button configured to press upwards on a bottom surface of the secured portable electronic device to thereby reduce or eliminate gaps between a top surface of the secured portable electronic device and the braces; and
one or more fasteners that extend from the post and are configured to secure the apparatus and the portable electronic device to the tabletop or the other display surface.