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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2015
Tomtom International B.v., Amsterdam, NL;
Nicholas Alexander Evans, Amsterdam, NL;
Mark Lee Dempsey, Beckenham, GB;
Reinier Tijssen, Eindhoven, NL;
TomTom International B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
A lock for a rotational mount is disclosed. The lock comprises a plate member arranged to be placed between the rotational mount and a mounting surface, the plate member having a support surface that is arranged to engage with the rotational mount. The lock further comprises a housing extending away from the plane of the support surface of the plate member, the housing comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the housing defining a gap with an edge of the plate member, and the second portion extending around at least a portion of the edge of the plate member. The lock further comprises a locking member arranged to be movable between an unlocked position and a locked position, wherein the locking member, when in the locked position, extends away from the plane of the support surface of the plate member through the gap defined by the first portion of the housing.