US 12,449,850 B2
Article mounting apparatus and system comprising same
Alex Cole Levine, Austin, TX (US); Don Ba Chu, Austin, TX (US); Ethan James Garreau, Chattanooga, TN (US); and Matthew Joel Quejada, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to XEBEC, Inc., Austin, TX (US)
Filed by XEBEC Inc., Austin, TX (US)
Filed on Jan. 2, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/402,327.
Application 18/402,327 is a continuation of application No. 18/328,725, filed on Jun. 3, 2023, granted, now 11,899,497.
Prior Publication US 2024/0402762 A1, Dec. 5, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/1632 (2013.01) [G06F 1/1622 (2013.01); G06F 1/1624 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a first surface;
a first interface;
a second interface; and
an accessory item;
wherein the first interface comprises a first electrical connector and a first plurality of retention members placed in a generally X-shaped arrangement around the first electrical connector;
wherein the first electrical connector and the first plurality of retention members are accessible at the first surface;
wherein the accessory item comprises the first surface;
wherein the second interface comprises a second plurality of retention members placed in a generally X-shaped arrangement around a second electrical connector;
wherein the second interface is located on the first surface; and
wherein the first interface is oriented in a first direction and the second interface is oriented in a second direction, the second direction being rotated relative to the first direction about a central point.