IP Library Granted Patent US 8,740,165
Granted Patent B2
US 8,740,165 · App. 13/554,001 · Granted Jun 3, 2014

Point-of-sale organizer

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Patent No.
US 8,740,165
App. No.
13/554,001
Granted
Jun 3, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of organizers for point-of-sale systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, an organizer includes a planar surface, a mounting bracket, a pole, and an adjustable arm. The pole illustratively fits within apertures in the planar surface and the mounting bracket, and the adjustable arm is connected to the pole and to a monitor mounting plate. In another embodiment, an organizer includes a surface, a mounting bracket, and a monitor support. The surface is configured to be positioned above a cash drawer and is held in place utilizing a front lip and side lips. The mounting bracket is configured to be positioned below the surface and behind the cash drawer. The monitor support passes through apertures in the surface and the mounting bracket, and is configured to position a monitor relative to the cash drawer.

Claims (23)

1. An organizer for a point-of-sale system comprising:

a planar surface having a first aperture;

a mounting bracket having a second aperture, wherein the mounting brackets has flanges and each of the flanges has an aperture;

a pole that fits within and is supported by the first and the second apertures, wherein the pole has an aperture, and wherein a pin is passed through the pole aperture and through the apertures in the mounting bracket flanges;

an adjustable arm connected to the pole; and

a monitor mounting plate connected to the adjustable arm.

2. The organizer of claim 1 , wherein the pin is held in place by a clip.

3. The organizer of claim 1 , and further comprising:

a first joint between the monitor mounting plate and the adjustable arm that enables the monitor mounting plate to be rotated in a first direction in relation to the adjustable arm.

4. The organizer of claim 3 , and further comprising:

a second joint between the monitor mounting plate and the adjustable arm that enables the monitor mounting plate to be rotated in a second direction in relation to the adjustable arm.

5. The organizer of claim 1 , wherein the adjustable arm is moveable along a length of the pole.

6. The organizer of claim 1 , wherein the planar surface includes a plurality of cabling apertures.

7. An organizer for a point-of-sale system comprising:

a surface that is configured to be positioned above a cash drawer and held in place in relation to the cash drawer utilizing a front lip and side lips;

a mounting bracket that is configured to be positioned below the surface and behind the cash drawer, wherein the mounting bracket includes a plurality of cabling apertures; and

a monitor support that passes through apertures in the surface and the mounting bracket, the monitor support being configured to position a monitor relative to the cash drawer.

8. The organizer of claim 7 , wherein the monitor support includes a plurality of joints that enable a position of the monitor relative to the cash drawer to be adjusted.

9. The organizer of claim 7 , wherein the monitor support includes a pole and an arm, and wherein a position of the arm along a length of the pole is adjustable.

10. The organizer of claim 9 , wherein the arm is rotatable around the pole.

11. The organizer of claim 9 , wherein the pole is positioned at a center of a width of the surface.

12. The organizer of claim 7 , wherein the surface includes a plurality of cabling apertures.

13. The organizer of claim 7 , wherein the monitor support includes a monitor plate, and wherein the monitor plate includes a plurality of sets of apertures for mounting monitors.

Assignments (6)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 25, 2021
From: BMO HARRIS BANK N.A.
To: APG CASH DRAWER, LLC
Reel/Frame 056672/0023 →
NOTICE OF RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Jan 11, 2017
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: NORTEK, INC.; BARCOM ASIA HOLDINGS, LLC; BARCOM CHINA HOLDINGS, LLC; BNSS LP, INC.; BNSS GP, INC.; BROAN-NUTONE LLC; BROAN-NUTONE STORAGE SOLUTIONS LP; CES GROUP, LLC (SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO HUNTAIR, INC.); CES INTERNATIONAL LTD.; CORE BRANDS, LLC; ERGOTRON, INC.; GEFEN, LLC; GTO ACCESS SYSTEMS, LLC (F/K/A GATES THAT OPEN, LLC); HUNTAIR MIDDLE EAST HOLDINGS, INC.; LINEAR LLC; MAGENTA RESEARCH LTD.; NORTEK INTERNATIONAL, INC.; NORDYNE INTERNATIONAL, INC.; NORDYNE LLC; OPERATOR SPECIALTY COMPANY, INC.; PACIFIC ZEPHYR RANGE HOOD, INC.; REZNOR LLC; TV ONE BROADCAST SALES CORPORATION; ZEPHYR VENTILATION, LLC
Reel/Frame 041346/0048 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 3, 2016
From: APG CASH DRAWER, LLC
To: BMO HARRIS BANK N.A.
Reel/Frame 038443/0370 →
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 13, 2014
From: LINEAR LLC; GTO ACCESS SYSTEMS, LLC (F/K/A GATES THAT OPEN, LLC); BROAN-NUTONE LLC; CORE BRANDS, LLC; ERGOTRON, INC.; CES GROUP, LLC (SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO HUNTAIR, INC.); TV ONE BROADCAST SALES CORPORATION; NORDYNE LLC; CES GROUP, LLC; REZNOR LLC
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 032891/0753 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2014
From: O'KASICK, LARRY; MEYER, KYLE
To: APG CASH DRAWER, LLC
Reel/Frame 032278/0744 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2013
From: FRIEDEBACH, ADOLF HANS
To: ERGOTRON, INC.
Reel/Frame 030030/0964 →