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A display fixture for securely displaying a mobile device includes a cross brace and at least two corner members. The cross brace defines a center portion and arms each radially extending outwardly therefrom and terminating in a free end opposite the center portion. The at least two corner members e

A display fixture for securely displaying a mobile device includes a cross brace and at least two corner members. The cross brace defines a center portion and arms each radially extending outwardly therefrom and terminating in a free end opposite the center portion. The at least two corner members each include a first substantially planar wall, a second substantially planar wall, and two sidewalls extending between substantially linear closed edges of the first substantially planar wall and the second substantially planar wall. A cavity is defined by each of the at least two corner members and is configured to receive a corner of the mobile device. Each of the at least two corner members is secured to a different free end of the cross brace such that an opening to the cavity of each of the at least two corner members faces the center portion of the cross brace.

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1. A display fixture for securely displaying a mobile electronic device in a retail setting, the display fixture comprising: a cross brace defining a center portion and including at least three arms radially extending outwardly from the center portion, wherein each of the at least three arms termina

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A display fixture for securely displaying a mobile electronic device in a retail setting, the display fixture comprising: a cross brace defining a center portion and including at least three arms radially extending outwardly from the center portion, wherein each of the at least three arms terminates in a free end opposite the center portion; andat least two corner members each including a first substantially planar wall, a second substantially planar wall extending substantially parallel to the first substantially planar wall, and two sidewalls extending between substantially linear closed edges of the first substantially planar wall and the second substantially planar wall, wherein: a cavity is defined by each of the at least two corner members between the first substantially planar wall and the second substantially planar wall and is configured to receive a corner of the mobile electronic device,each of the at least two corner members defines an opening to access the cavity of each of the at least two corner members opposite the two sidewalls,the second substantially planar wall of each of the at least two corner members is secured to a different free end of the cross brace such that the opening of each of the at least two corner members faces the center portion of the cross brace, andthe cross brace is formed to have a greater length and width than the mobile electronic device, andthe at least two corner members are each coupled to the cross brace such that one of the two sidewalls of each of the at least two corner members is coplanar with a different portion of an outer perimeter of the cross brace. 2. The display fixture of claim 1, wherein the cross brace is formed as a single-piece, substantially planar member. 3. The display fixture of claim 1, wherein the first substantially planar member of each of the at least two corner members is substantially L-shaped having two substantially linear segments extending substantially perpendicularly relative to one another. 4. The display fixture of claim 3, wherein for each of the at least two corner members: each of the first substantially planar wall and the second substantially planar wall defines free edges opposite the substantially linear closed edges of the first substantially planar wall and the second substantially planar wall,the free edges at least partially form the opening to the cavity, andthe free edges of the second substantially planar member extend farther away from the two sidewalls than the free edges of the first substantially planar member extend from the two sidewalls. 5. The display fixture of claim 1, wherein each of the least two corner members and the cross brace are formed as a single piece of material discrete from the others of the at least two corner members and the cross brace. 6. The display fixture of claim 5, wherein each of the cross brace and the at least two corner members are substantially transparent. 7. The display fixture of claim 1, wherein one of the at least three arms is positioned to define an obtuse angle between the one of the at least three arms and a second one of the at least three arms and to define an acute angle between the one of the at least three arms and a third one of the at least three arms. 8. The display fixture of claim 1, wherein: the at least three arms are four arms,the cross brace is substantially X-shaped,the at least two corner members are four corner members, andthe second substantially planar wall of each of the four corner members is secured to the free end of a different one of the four arms. 9. The display fixture of claim 1, further comprising an L-shaped bracket coupled to the cross brace and including an extension segment extending substantially parallel to one of the two sidewalls of one of the at least two corner members, wherein the L-shaped bracket extends outwardly beyond a footprint of the cross brace such that the extension segment is spaced from the one of the two sidewalls to provide a protective area for receiving a power cord of the mobile electronic device between the one of the two sidewalls and the extension segment. 10. The display fixture of claim 1, further comprising a trunk assembly having a retractable cord and a coupling puck coupled to an end of the retractable cord, wherein the coupling puck is secured to a surface of the cross brace opposite the at least two corner members, and the cross brace is formed as a single substantially planar piece of material. 11. The display fixture of claim 10, wherein: the trunk assembly includes a support unit and cladding,the support unit includes the retractable cord and the coupling puck and is configured to be mounted to a base unit, andthe cladding is configured to substantially cover all portions of the support unit extending above the base unit. 12. The display fixture of claim 1, in combination with the mobile electronic device having a different corner thereof secured within the cavity of each of the at least two corner members. 13. The display fixture of claim 1, wherein the two sidewalls of each of the at least two corner members intersect one another opposite the opening to the access cavity of the corresponding one of the at least two corner members. 14. A display fixture for securely displaying a mobile electronic device in a retail setting, the display fixture comprising: a cross brace defining a center portion and including at least three arms radially extending outwardly from the center portion, wherein each of the at least three arms terminates in a free end opposite the center portion; andat least two corner members each including a first substantially planar wall, a second substantially planar wall extending substantially parallel to the first substantially planar wall, and two sidewalls extending between substantially linear closed edges of the first substantially planar wall and the second substantially planar wall, wherein: a cavity is defined by each of the at least two corner members between the first substantially planar wall and the second substantially planar wall and is configured to receive a corner of the mobile electronic device,each of the at least two corner members defines an opening to access the cavity of each of the at least two corner members opposite the two sidewalls,the second substantially planar wall of each of the at least two corner members is secured to a different free end of the cross brace such that the opening of each of the at least two corner members faces the center portion of the cross brace, wherein: each free end defines two linear edge segments intersecting to form a corner point of the cross brace,the sidewalls of each of the at least two corner members include a laterally extending sidewall and a longitudinally extending side wall,the laterally extending sidewall of one of the at least two corner members is positioned to be substantially coplanar with one of the two linear edge segments of a corresponding free end, andthe longitudinally extending sidewall of the one of the at least two corner members is positioned to be substantially coplanar with the other of the two linear edge segments of the corresponding free end. 15. A mounting fixture including: a substantially planar X-shaped member defining four free ends;a first corner member coupled to one of the four free ends and defining a first cavity closed along two linear segments of an outer perimeter of the one of the four free ends and open toward a second one of the four free ends opposite the one of the four free ends, wherein the first corner member fits entirely within the footprint of the one of the four free ends of the substantially planar X-shaped member; anda second corner member coupled to the second one of the four free ends and defining a second cavity closed along two linear segments of an outer perimeter of the second one of the four free ends and open toward the one of the four free ends, wherein the second corner member fits entirely within the footprint of the second one of the four free ends of the substantially planar X-shaped member such that a mobile device is configured to have opposite corners thereof maintained within the first cavity and the second cavity. 16. The mounting fixture of claim 15, wherein the first corner member includes a first substantially planar wall, a second substantially planar wall extending substantially parallel to the first substantially planar wall, and two intersecting sidewalls extending between substantially linear closed edges of the first substantially planar wall and the second substantially planar wall to define the first cavity between the first substantially planar wall and the second substantially planar wall. 17. The mounting fixture of claim 16, wherein each of the two intersecting sidewalls extends substantially coplanarly relative to a different one of the two linear segments of the outer perimeter of the one of the four free ends. 18. The mounting fixture of claim 15, wherein each of the first corner member and the second corner member is separately formed of a single piece of substantially transparent material. 19. The mounting fixture of claim 15, wherein the substantially planar X-shaped member includes four arms each extending from a center portion of the substantially planar X-shaped member to a different one of the four free ends, and each of the four arms extends at an obtuse angle relative to a first adjacent one of the four free ends and extends at an acute angle relative to a second adjacent one of the four free ends. 20. The mounting fixture of claim 15, in combination with a mobile electronic device maintained between the first corner member and the second corner member such that a footprint of the mobile electronic device has smaller lateral and longitudinal dimensions than the substantially planar X-shaped member. 21. The combination of claim 20, further comprising a support unit including a retractable cable having a first end coupled to the substantially planar X-shaped member. 22. A method of constructing a display fixture around a mobile electronic device, the method comprising: providing a cross brace defining a center portion and including at least three arms radially extending outwardly from the center portion, wherein each of the at least three arms terminates in a free end opposite the center portion;securing at least two corner members to a different free end of the cross brace, each of the at least two corner members including a first substantially planar wall, a second substantially planar wall extending substantially parallel to the first substantially planar wall, and two sidewalls extending between substantially linear closed edges of the first substantially planar wall and the second substantially planar wall, wherein: a cavity is defined by each of the at least two corner members between the first substantially planar wall and the second substantially planar wall and is configured to receive a corner of the mobile electronic device,each of the at least two corner members defines an opening to access the cavity of each of the at least two corner members opposite the two sidewalls facing the center portion of the cross brace, andthe two sidewalls of each of the at least two corner members intersect one another closing the cavity opposite the opening; andplacing each of two adjacent corners the mobile electronic device within the cavity defined a first one of the at least two corner members and the cavity defined by a second one of the at least two corner members such that each of the two adjacent corners of the mobile electronic device are covered by a different one of the at least two corner members of the display fixture. 23. The method of claim 22, further comprising securing a third corner member to the free end of the cross brace not secured to either of the first one or the second one of the at least two corner members to receive a third corner of the mobile electronic device in a manner tightly securing the mobile electronic device to the cross brace via the at least two corner members and the third corner member.