Holder for a powered device
First Claim
1. A system for supporting a powered device having a power supply, comprising:
- a cradle that is configured and arranged to seat the powered device; and
a seating member that is configured and arranged to seat the power supply;
wherein when the power supply and the powered device are adapted to be seen seated within said seating member and said cradle, respectively, the system for supporting is configured and arranged to fully support said cradle, said seating member, the powered device, and the power supply;
further wherein;
said seating member includes two winged extensions that are configured and arranged to removably secure the power supply to said seating member; and
said cradle includes a first support rib and a second support rib, wherein both of said support ribs are configured and arranged to contact a wall when said system is in an arrangement with the powered device seated on said cradle, the power supply seated on said seating member, and a plug of said power supply inserted into an outlet in the wall.
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Abstract
A holder for a powered device with a power supply, where the holder includes a cradle for seating the powered device, and a seating member for seating the power supply. The seating member and the cradle are preferably removably attached to each other at a pivot point. Preferably, the cradle and the seating member can be arranged together for holding the powered device in either a first or a second arrangement. In the first arrangement, the power supply is seated on the seating member and the cradle is attached to the seating member such that the power supply may be plugged into a wall outlet with the power supply and the powered device being fully supported against the wall by the holder. In the second arrangement, the power supply is not seated on said seating unit, but the seating unit is instead used as a base for the cradle.
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1. A system for supporting a powered device having a power supply, comprising:
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a cradle that is configured and arranged to seat the powered device; and
a seating member that is configured and arranged to seat the power supply;
wherein when the power supply and the powered device are adapted to be seen seated within said seating member and said cradle, respectively, the system for supporting is configured and arranged to fully support said cradle, said seating member, the powered device, and the power supply;
further wherein;
said seating member includes two winged extensions that are configured and arranged to removably secure the power supply to said seating member; and
said cradle includes a first support rib and a second support rib, wherein both of said support ribs are configured and arranged to contact a wall when said system is in an arrangement with the powered device seated on said cradle, the power supply seated on said seating member, and a plug of said power supply inserted into an outlet in the wall. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A holder for a powered device with a power supply, said holder comprising:
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a cradle that is configured and arranged to hold the powered device; and
a seating member that is configured and arranged to hold the power supply that is associated with the powered device, wherein said seating member and said cradle are removably attached to each other at a pivot point, further including a locking mechanism for locking said cradle, with respect to said seating member, into a single pivoted position selected from a plurality of available pivoted positions. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12)
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11. A holder for a powered device with a power supply, said holder comprising:
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a cradle that is configured and arranged to hold the powered device; and
a seating member that is configured and arranged to hold the power supply that is associated with the powered device, wherein said seating member and said cradle are removably attached to each other at a pivot point, wherein said cradle includes an aperture therein, where said aperture is configured and arranged to allow a portion of a cord to pass therethrough.
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13. A holder comprising:
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a cradle that is configured and arranged to seat a powered device; and
a seating member that is configured and arranged to seat a power supply that is associated with the powered device;
wherein said cradle and said seating member may be arranged together for holding the powered device in either a first arrangement or a second arrangement, where;
said first arrangement is an arrangement in which the power supply is adapted to be seated on said seating member and said cradle is attached to said seating member such that the power supply may be plugged into a wall outlet with the power supply and the powered device being fully supported by said holder; and
said second arrangement is an arrangement in which the power supply is not seated on said seating unit, but the seating unit is instead used as a base for said cradle, thereby permitting said holder to be used as a freestanding unit for supporting said powered device, and further including at least one support rib extending from said cradle, said a least one support rib being configured and arranged to contact a wall that includes the electrical outlet, such that at least a portion of the combined weight of said cradle, said seating member, the power supply, and the powered device is supported by said at last one support rib, when said holder is in use with the power supply being plugged into the wall outlet. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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