Apple patents a clip-on stand for holding phones in stores

Apple has filed a patent for a display system that holds electronic devices in stores. It uses a bracket with a groove and a stem with a locking latch to keep the device attached securely but allow it to be removed easily.

In the filing’s own words

A product-display system may include a retainer bracket for retaining an electronic device and a stem configured to receive the retainer bracket and releasably couple with the retainer bracket. The retainer bracket may include a groove formed in a distal end of the retainer bracket. The stem may include a chassis and a pawl movably coupled to the chassis. The pawl may be movable between a locked position that prevents separation of the retainer bracket from the stem and an unlocked position that allows the retainer bracket to separate from the stem. In the locked position the pawl may be received in the groove.

Facts

Company

Apple (Apple Inc.)

Official title

PRODUCT-DISPLAY SYSTEM

Publication number

US20260294138A1

Application number

19576065

Filed

Mar 24, 2026

Published

Oct 1, 2026

Inventors

10

Claims

21

Classified under

Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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