System for converting a mobile electronic payment terminal into a fixed electronic payment terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10825280-B2
Application number	US-201716339960-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 21, 2017
Priority date	Oct 7, 2016
Publication date	Nov 3, 2020
Grant date	Nov 3, 2020

Abstract

A system of conversion of a mobile electronic payment terminal into a fixed electronic payment terminal. The system includes: first and second support elements having first hooking elements and a first reversible locking element. The support elements are configured to receive the electronic payment terminal or a charging base for charging the electronic payment terminal and to be fixedly attached to the charging base or to a fixed pedestal. The system also includes a lower hatch to be fixed beneath the electronic payment terminal and having second hooking elements configured to cooperate with the first hooking elements of the first and second support elements, and further having a second reversible locking element configured to cooperate the first the reversible locking element the support elements.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A system of conversion of a mobile electronic payment terminal into a fixed electronic payment terminal, said system of conversion comprising at least the following elements:
first and second support elements, each comprising first hooking elements and a first reversible locking element, said first and second support elements being configured to receive said electronic payment terminal or a charging base for charging said electronic payment terminal and to be fixedly attached to said charging base or to
a fixed pedestal wherein:
the first support element corresponds to a base support element, configured to be fixedly attached to said charging base of said electronic payment terminal and to receive said electronic payment terminal;
the second support element corresponds to a pedestal support element configured to be fixedly attached to said fixed pedestal and to receive said electronic payment terminal or said charging base of said electronic payment terminal; and

a lower hatch configured to be fixed beneath said electronic payment terminal and comprising second hooking elements configured to cooperate with said first hooking elements of the first or second support elements, and a second reversible locking element configured to cooperate with said first reversible locking element of the first or second support elements.

2. The system of conversion according to claim 1 , wherein said first hooking elements correspond to at least two fixed lateral hooks and said first reversible locking element corresponds to at least one mobile central hook, called a locking hook,
and wherein said second hooking elements of said hatch correspond to at least two lateral apertures cooperating with said two fixed lateral hooks and said second reversible locking element corresponds to at least one central aperture cooperating with said locking hook.

3. The system of conversion according to claim 1 , wherein said first and second support elements each furthermore have first affixation elements to affix to said charging base and second affixation elements to affix to said fixed pedestal.

4. The system of conversion according to claim 1 wherein at least one of the first and second support elements comprises at least one first part to receive said charging base or said hatch of said electronic payment terminal, a second part comprising said first reversible locking element and a third part to be fixed to said fixed pedestal or to said charging base.

5. The system of conversion according to claim 1 , wherein said hatch comprises a part adapted to the lower surface of said electronic payment terminal and two mobile parts for fixedly attaching said hatch to said electronic payment terminal.

6. A system of conversion of a mobile electronic payment terminal into a fixed electronic payment terminal, said system of conversion comprising at least the following elements:
first and second support elements, each comprising first hooking elements and a first reversible locking element, said first and second support elements being configured to receive said electronic payment terminal or a charging base for charging said electronic payment terminal and to be fixedly attached to said charging base or to a fixed pedestal; and
a lower hatch configured to be fixed beneath said electronic payment terminal and comprising second hooking elements configured to cooperate with said first hooking elements of the first or second support elements, and a second reversible locking element configured to cooperate with said first reversible locking element of the first or second support elements,
wherein said first hooking elements correspond to at least two fixed lateral hooks and said first reversible locking element corresponds to at least one mobile central hook, called a locking hook, and
wherein said second hooking elements of said hatch correspond to at least two lateral apertures cooperating with said two fixed lateral hooks and said second reversible locking element corresponds to at least one central aperture cooperating with said locking hook.

7. A system of conversion of a mobile electronic payment terminal into a fixed electronic payment terminal, said system of conversion comprising at least the following elements:
first and second support elements, each comprising first hooking elements and a first reversible locking element, said first and second support elements being configured to receive said electronic payment terminal or a charging base for charging said electronic payment terminal and to be fixedly attached to said charging base or to a fixed pedestal; and
a lower hatch configured to be fixed beneath said electronic payment terminal and comprising second hooking elements configured to cooperate with said first hooking elements of the first or second support elements, and a second reversible locking element configured to cooperate with said first reversible locking element of the first or second support elements,
wherein at least one of the first and second support elements comprises at least one first part to receive said charging base or said hatch of said electronic payment terminal, a second part comprising said first reversible locking element and a third part to be fixed to said fixed pedestal or to said charging base.

Assignees

• Ingenico Group

Inventors

• Andre Jerome

Classifications

• G07F7/0886

  the card reader being portable for interacting with a POS or ECR in realizing a payment transaction · CPC title

• G07F7/0873 Primary

  Details of the card reader · CPC title

• G07G1/0018

  Constructional details, e.g. of drawer, printing means, input means · CPC title

• G07F7/005

  Details or accessories · CPC title