SECURITY MOUNT FOR DISPLAYING HANDHELD DEVICE
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1. A mounting assembly for releasably securing a handheld device to a tether having an enlarged terminal portion at an end of a tethering cable, comprising:
- a rigid device mount securable to a handheld device, the device mount defining an internal cavity for receiving the enlarged terminal portion of the tether, and a cable passage for receiving a section of the tethering cable adjacent the enlarged terminal portion, the cable passage extending from the internal cavity to an outer surface of the device mount, the device mount defining an access opening communicating with the internal cavity and the cable passage at a first side of the device mount to permit the enlarged terminal portion and the tethering cable section to be positioned into and removed from the internal cavity and the cable passage, respectively; and
a cover releasably securable to the device mount to cover the access opening when the cover is in a secured position to prevent removal of the tether from the device mount.
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Abstract
A security mount for displaying an article such as a handheld device is provided that includes a device mount that can be secured to a handheld device and a base mount that can be secured to a display structure. The device mount is releasably connected to a tether such that the device mount can be detached from the tether without detaching the device mount from the handheld device.
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1. A mounting assembly for releasably securing a handheld device to a tether having an enlarged terminal portion at an end of a tethering cable, comprising:
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a rigid device mount securable to a handheld device, the device mount defining an internal cavity for receiving the enlarged terminal portion of the tether, and a cable passage for receiving a section of the tethering cable adjacent the enlarged terminal portion, the cable passage extending from the internal cavity to an outer surface of the device mount, the device mount defining an access opening communicating with the internal cavity and the cable passage at a first side of the device mount to permit the enlarged terminal portion and the tethering cable section to be positioned into and removed from the internal cavity and the cable passage, respectively; and a cover releasably securable to the device mount to cover the access opening when the cover is in a secured position to prevent removal of the tether from the device mount. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A security device for releasably securing an article, comprising:
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a retracting mechanism including a retractable tether having an enlarged terminal portion at an end of a tethering cable; a device mount assembly comprising;
(i) a rigid device mount body securable to the article, the device mount body defining an internal cavity receiving the enlarged terminal portion of the tether, and a cable passage for receiving a section of the tethering cable adjacent the enlarged terminal portion, the cable passage extending from the internal cavity to an outer surface of the device mount body, the device mount body defining an access opening communicating with the internal cavity and the cable passage to permit the enlarged terminal portion and the tethering cable section to be positioned into and removed from the internal cavity and the cable passage, respectively and (ii) a cover releasably secured to the device mount body to cover the access opening when the cover is in a secured position to prevent removal of the tether from the device mount body; anda base mount for mounting to a support structure and having an outer facing front surface for engaging the back side of the device mount when the device mount is retracted towards the base mount. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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