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An apparatus is provided for removably mounting an electronic device to a surface where such mounting can be accomplished using only one hand. The apparatus includes a mounting bracket that is securable to the electronic device. The bracket has a mounting pedestal coupled to it which has a lower rat

An apparatus is provided for removably mounting an electronic device to a surface where such mounting can be accomplished using only one hand. The apparatus includes a mounting bracket that is securable to the electronic device. The bracket has a mounting pedestal coupled to it which has a lower ratchet surface. The apparatus further has a base which has a lower face that can be coupled to the surface, and an upper face which has a receiving slot for the pedestal. The slot has a shoulder extending thereabove to engage the pedestal, and an open end that allows the pedestal to be moved within the slot. The base further includes a releasable locking arm which has a retaining ridge located in line with the open end of the slot to selectively hold the pedestal within the slot. The locking arm has an upper pawl surface located to engage the ratchet surface when the pedestal is located within the slot. The ratchet and pawl surface provide a mechanism to hold the mounting bracket and the electronic device in a desired rotational position. The pedestal can thus be placed within the slot and held within the slot by the retaining ridge of the locking arm, and the mounting bracket can be rotated with respect to the base by rotating the pedestal within the slot. The pawl surface and ratchet surface cooperate to hold the electronic device in the desired position.

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[ Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:] [1.] An apparatus for removably mounting an electronic device to a surface, comprising:a mounting bracket securable to the electronic device, said bracket having a mounting pedestal coupled thereto, said mounting bracket adapted to provide

[ Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:] [1.] An apparatus for removably mounting an electronic device to a surface, comprising:a mounting bracket securable to the electronic device, said bracket having a mounting pedestal coupled thereto, said mounting bracket adapted to provide pivotable movement of the electronic device about a horizontal axis; anda base having a receiving slot for said pedestal, said base having a lower face that can be coupled to the surface and an upper face having said slot formed therein, said slot having an upper retaining edge being defined by a shoulder adapted to engage said pedestal to prevent said pedestal from upward movement relative to said base, said bracket being adapted to be pivotable within said slot about a vertical axis.