Z-hinge point of sale system
A point of sale (POS) device includes a stand, and a monitor. The stand includes a base and a bracket that is pivotably connected to the base. The bracket includes a hook and a fastener hole. The monitor is configured to rest on the hook. The monitor comprises another fastener hole configured to align with the fastener hole of the bracket when the monitor rests on the hook.
1 . A point of sale (POS) device, comprising:
a stand comprising:
a base comprising:
a platform configured to support the POS device, and
an arm extending from the platform, wherein the arm comprises an edge that is farther from the platform than the bracket is from the platform, and
a bracket that is mounted to the arm and pivotably connected to the base, the bracket comprising a hook and a first fastener hole, wherein the bracket comprises a plate from which the hook extends, and no part of the plate is farther from the platform than the edge is from the platform; and
a monitor configured to receive the hook and rest on the hook, the monitor comprising a second fastener hole aligned with the first fastener hole when the monitor is resting on the hook.
2 . The POS device of claim 1 , wherein the hook extends upward from the plate.
3 . The POS device of claim 2 , wherein the first fastener hole is below the hook.
4 . The POS device of claim 1 , wherein the base comprises a display.
5 . The POS device of claim 4 , wherein the display is a first display, the monitor comprises a second display, and the first display and the second display face away from one another.
6 . The POS device of claim 1 , wherein exactly two fastener holes are defined through the plate, the exactly two fastener holes comprising the first fastener hole.
7 . The POS device of claim 1 , wherein the monitor comprises a pocket configured to receive the hook.
8 . A point of sale (POS) device, comprising:
a stand comprising:
a base comprising:
a platform configured to support the POS device, and
an arm extending from the platform, wherein the arm comprises an edge that is farther from the platform than a bracket is from the platform, and
the bracket that is mounted to the arm and pivotably connected to the base, the bracket comprising a hook and a first fastener hole, wherein the edge is above the platform, the bracket comprises a plate from which the hook extends, and the plate is configured to be positioned entirely below the edge when the POS device rests on the platform; and
a monitor configured to receive the hook and rest on the hook, the monitor comprising a second fastener hole aligned with the first fastener hole when the monitor is resting on the hook.
9 . A point of sale (POS) device, comprising:
a stand comprising:
a base, and
a bracket that is pivotably connected to the base, the bracket comprising a hook and a first fastener hole; and
a monitor configured to receive the hook and rest on the hook, the monitor comprising a second fastener hole aligned with the first fastener hole when the monitor is resting on the hook, wherein the hook is a first hook, the bracket comprises a second hook, and the monitor comprises a first pocket and a second pocket configured to receive the first hook and the second hook such that the bracket supports the monitor via the first hook and the second hook without a screw inserted through the first fastener hole and the second fastener hole.
10 . A stand for a point of sale device, the stand comprising:
a base that comprises a display facing in a first direction; and
a bracket that is pivotably connected to the base at a pivot point, the bracket comprising a plate and a hook, the hook being configured to support a monitor, the plate comprising a fastener hole, the bracket extending in a second direction from the base, and the second direction being away from the first direction;
wherein the bracket is pivotable to a position at which the hook extends from the plate in a direction that is both radially outward from the pivot point and upward.
11 . The stand of claim 10 , wherein the bracket is configured to be fastenable to the monitor.
12 . The stand of claim 10 , wherein the hook extends above the pivot point.
13 . The stand of claim 10 , wherein the base comprises a platform and an arm that extends from the platform, the arm defining an upper edge, and the bracket is entirely below the upper edge when the bracket is at the position at which the hook is above the pivot point and the fastener hole is below the pivot point.