Mount for a mobile position monitoring device

Abstract

A holder for attaching a mobile position monitoring device, in particular an Apple AirTag, to an object is flat and has a receiving space for the position monitoring device, into which the position monitoring device can be inserted through a receiving opening in the holder. The receiving space is delimited by an underside of the holder opposite the receiving opening, two boundary sections aligned along the insertion direction, and two side sections connecting the boundary sections between the underside and the receiving opening. Furthermore, the holder has at least one fastening opening for releasably attaching the holder to the object by means of a fastening means.

Description

The invention relates to a holder for fastening a mobile position monitoring device, in particular an Apple AirTag, which can be selectively inserted into the holder, to an object to be monitored, in particular a fob, a backpack, a hand bag, a bicycle accessory and / or a bicycle.Mobile position monitoring devices can be designed, for example, as flat chips or cards and can be provided for mounting on an object to be monitored, so that a position of the object can be determined on the basis of a signal transmitted by the position monitoring device. For example, it can be provided to attach such a position monitoring device to a key ring of a key fob in order to be able to retrieve a laid key fob.In order to enable monitoring of an object, the mobile position monitoring device can, for example, transmit a Bluetooth signal, which can be received by devices of different users configured to receive this signal. These devices can therefore form a network, so that the position of the object to be monitored can ultimately be deduced on the basis of the position of the device receiving the signal of the position monitoring device. For example, such a Bluetooth signal may be transmitted from an Apple AirTag as a position monitoring device and received by respective Apple devices to enable an owner of the position monitoring device to check the position of an object connected to the AirTag via a corresponding app. Further examples of mobile position monitoring devices are, for example, the Samsung SmartTag or Chipo Tracking Tags (Chipolo ONE, Chipolo CARD, Chipolo BUNDLE).In principle, such mobile position monitoring devices can be used for position monitoring of a wide variety of objects, provided that the position monitoring device can be securely attached to the object in order to be able to prevent the position monitoring device from being removed from the object. However, the fastening or attachment options for different objects may differ from one another, so that it may not be possible to fasten a mobile position monitoring device directly to a respective object, so that the position monitoring device may not be used for the object in question.Furthermore, it may also be desired or necessary to be able to fasten the position monitoring device to an object in such a way that the position monitoring device can be detected as far as possible not or at most with greater effort, in order, for example, to prevent removal or destruction of the position monitoring device in the event of theft of the object and to enable the stolen object to be detected on the basis of the signals of the position monitoring device. Thus, for example, a stolen bicycle can be found on the basis of the signals of a position monitoring device which is not directly secured to a bicycle, whereas clearly visible position monitoring devices can be removed or destroyed in the course of theft in order to prevent such a finding. However, if there are only limited ways of attaching the position monitoring device to an object and in particular a bicycle, even if it is attached remotely, knowing this always the same attachment, it is possible to remove or destroy the position monitoring device, thereby making it difficult to find a stolen object.It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a holder for fastening a position monitoring device to an object to be monitored, which holder enables flexible fastening to various objects and flexible fastening of the position monitoring device to various and in particular not directly visible points of a respective object, in order thereby to make unauthorized removal of the position monitoring device from an object to be monitored difficult.This object is achieved by a holder having the features of claim 1.The holder has a receiving space for the position monitoring device, into which the position monitoring device can be inserted along an insertion direction through a receiving opening of the holder. The receiving space is delimited by a lower side of the holder opposite the receiving opening, two delimiting sections oriented along the insertion direction and two side sections connecting the delimiting sections between the lower side and the receiving opening to one another. In addition, the holder has at least one fastening opening for detachably fastening the holder to the object to be monitored by means of a fastening means, in particular a screw, a cable tie, a clamping band and / or a key ring.Since the holder has a receiving space which is delimited on five sides by the underside of the holder, the two delimiting sections and the two side sections, the holder can in particular also enclose the inserted position monitoring device on five sides and therefore hold it securely in the receiving space. The holder can therefore be designed to a certain extent as an in particular flat pocket with a receiving opening, through which the position monitoring device can be inserted into the holder. As a result, the position monitoring device can be positioned stably in the holder and protected from external influences, but can nevertheless be selectively inserted into the holder in a simple manner through the receiving opening.The delimiting sections can extend in particular along an extension plane of the holder and / or form respective broad sides of the holder, whereas the side sections can be aligned in particular substantially perpendicular to the extension plane of the holder and laterally delimit the receiving space. In particular, the side sections can therefore be designed as narrow sides connecting wide sides of the holder formed by the delimiting sections.The underside of the holder is furthermore arranged fundamentally opposite the receiving opening of the holder and can connect the delimiting sections and / or the side sections to one another on a side of the holder opposite the receiving opening, wherein an orientation of the holder is, however, not restricted during use and the underside of the holder can also be positioned above the receiving opening, for example when the holder is attached to an object and / or during insertion of the position monitoring device. Furthermore, the delimiting sections, the side sections and / or the underside of the holder can be designed to be fundamentally planar or at least sectionally curved.While the holder thus initially allows a stable accommodation of the position monitoring device and, by enclosing the position monitoring device in the accommodation space, also allows protection of the accommodated position monitoring device against external influences, the holder can be flexibly fastened to various objects by its formation with at least one fastening opening, in order thereby also to be able to reliably attach the accommodated position monitoring device to an object to be monitored.Thus, for example, it can be provided that the holder is screwed to an object by a screw which is passed through the fastening opening, so that the holder and thereby the position monitoring device inserted into the holder can be fastened, for example, to a bore provided for fastening a bottle holder on a bicycle frame. For example, the holder can be mounted in such a way that the holder is positioned between the frame of the bicycle and a bottle holder by first passing a screw through an opening on the bottle holder and the fastening opening of the holder, in order to then be screwed into the bore on the frame. In such an attachment, the holder and thus the position monitoring device cannot be positioned visually from the outside by the frame and the bottle holder and can therefore be protected from detection by a potential die. In addition, lock holders for transporting a bicycle lock, which can be fastened to a bore of a bicycle frame, are also known, for example, so that the holder can also be attached between such a lock holder and the frame. Bottle holders and / or strikers provided for such attachment of the holder can have a recess and / or receptacle, for example, on a side facing the frame of the bicycle, in order to create space for the arrangement of the holder between the frame and a front side of the bottle holder and / or the striker facing away from the frame.Furthermore, the holder can be screwed by a screw which is passed through the fastening opening, for example, to an object to be monitored and, for example, to a bicycle accessory made of plastic, substance and / or rubber, in order to be able to monitor the object and / or a bicycle having the bicycle accessory. For this purpose, the holder can be screwed, for example, to a plastic mudguard or an underside of a saddle and can therefore be positioned on a bicycle in a manner which is difficult to find.Since the at least one fastening opening can also allow the mounting to be fastened by means of a cable tie and / or a cord, the mounting, together with the position monitoring device inserted, can also be attached, for example, to brake trains of a bicycle and thus to a location of the bicycle at which the mounting is visible, but a position monitoring device is not expected. In addition, such a fastening also enables, for example, the mounting to be attached to struts of a bicycle saddle, to spokes of an impeller of the bicycle and / or to fundamentally arbitrary sections of a frame of the bicycle, such that the mounting can be attached to a bicycle in particular at different and unusual positions.As an alternative to being attached to a bicycle and / or a bicycle accessory, the holder can also be fastened-for example by means of a cable tie-to handles of a zipper in order to be able to check and / or optionally query the position of a backpack or a hand bag. In addition, a key ring of a key collar can also be passed directly through the fastening opening of the holder, in order to be able to fasten the holder and thereby the position monitoring device to the key collar and, for example, to be able to find a laid key collar or key as the object to be monitored. Furthermore, the holder can, for example, enable flexible attachment of the position monitoring device to neck straps for animals, in particular dogs or cats, in order to be able to find a running-out animal again.In general, a holder which can be fastened by a cable tie can furthermore be fastened to the object in particular by a releasable cable tie, with the result that the holder can be released from the object even without destroying the cable tie and the cable tie can be used repeatedly.In particular, the holder can also be flat and designed to receive and / or enclose a mobile position monitoring device, which is of a virtually flat design, in the receiving space, for example an Apple AirTag, a Samsung SmartTag and / or a Chipolo Tracking Tag. A flat holder can extend in particular substantially along an extension plane in which the holder has the greatest extension, wherein an extension of a flat holder along the extension plane can correspond, for example, to at least three times an extension of the holder perpendicular to the extension plane.In addition, the holder can be fastened in particular in a releasable manner to the object to be monitored, so that the holder can also be used, for example, temporarily for fastening the position monitoring device to different objects, for example, first a first backpack and, when a further backpack is purchased, to the further backpack.The object to be monitored can generally be a movable or movable object, the position of which can be changed and therefore monitored. As an alternative to the aforementioned objects, it is therefore also possible, for example, to monitor construction machines or generally vehicles, in particular two-wheelers such as motor bicycles, motor scooters, e-scooters or e-scooters, by fastening the holder and the position monitoring device to such objects.Further embodiments are explained in the dependent claims, the description and with reference to the figures.In some embodiments, the bracket may include at least one first attachment hole and at least one second attachment hole different in shape from each other.For example, it can be provided that the holder has a first circular fastening opening and a second fastening opening, which is designed as an elongate slot. In this respect, the holder can have differently shaped fastening openings, in order thereby in particular to enable fastening of the holder to different types of objects, different locations of an object and / or by different types of fastening means. For example, it can be provided that the holder can be screwed to an object by means of a screw that can be passed through a circular fastening opening, whereas an elongate slot, in particular two elongate slots, can enable, for example, a cable tie or a band to be passed through for fastening the holder to an object.In some embodiments, the first fastening opening can be provided for fastening the holder to the object with a first fastening means, in particular a screw, and the second fastening opening can be provided for fastening the holder to the object with a second fastening means, in particular a cable tie, which differs from the first fastening means. In particular, in such embodiments, at least two second fastening openings can furthermore be provided, so that a cable tie can be guided through the two second fastening openings and around a section of the monitoring object in order to fasten the holder to the object.In some embodiments, at least one circular fastening opening and at least one slot-shaped fastening opening can be formed on at least one of the delimiting sections. In particular, in such embodiments, at least one circular and at least two slot-shaped fastening openings can be formed on the one fastening section. Furthermore, two circular fastening openings and two slot-shaped fastening openings can be formed, for example, on the one fastening section.In some embodiments, at least one respective fastening opening can be formed on fastening sections of the delimiting sections that go beyond the position monitoring device inserted into the holder, wherein the respective fastening openings can be aligned with one another.In particular, such fastening openings aligned with one another can make it possible to pass a fastening means, in particular a screw, through both fastening openings in order to fasten the holder to an object to be monitored and in particular to screw it thereto. For this purpose, the respective mutually aligned fastening openings can be designed in particular to be circular. The fastening sections can furthermore extend beyond the inserted position monitoring device in particular in the direction of the receiving opening, so that a fastening means, which is passed through the fastening openings formed on the fastening sections, can be arranged between the position monitoring device inserted into the receiving space and the receiving opening of the holder. A fastening means arranged in this way can therefore block the receiving opening and thus also serve to prevent the position monitoring device from slipping out of the holder.In order to achieve such locking of the receiving opening, the fastening openings can be formed on the fastening sections in particular centrally with respect to a transverse direction oriented transversely to the insertion direction.The fastening sections can furthermore form end sections of the delimiting sections facing away from the underside of the holder. Therefore, in some embodiments, it can be provided that end sections of the delimiting sections facing away from the underside of the holder form fastening sections on which at least one respective fastening opening is formed, wherein the respective fastening openings can be aligned with one another.The attachment portions may further be formed with a plurality of respective attachment apertures in some embodiments, wherein each of the plurality of attachment apertures of one attachment portion may be aligned with a respective attachment aperture of the other attachment portion.In particular, in some embodiments, respective fastening openings can thus be formed at a plurality of points of the fastening sections, which openings make it possible for a fastening means and in particular a screw to pass through. As a result, such fastening means can be able to be passed through at different points of the holder or of the fastening sections in order to be able to fasten the holder flexibly and / or differently to an object to be monitored. For this purpose, the fastening openings of a respective fastening section can be arranged on the fastening sections in a manner offset with respect to one another, in particular transversely with respect to the insertion direction and / or in the insertion direction. For example, it can be provided that three respective fastening openings are formed on each of the fastening sections.Alternatively for passing a screw, it can also be provided in principle to pass a cable tie and / or a cord through the stated fastening openings on the fastening sections.In some embodiments, at least one of the delimiting sections can have a radiation opening for a radio signal transmitted by the position monitoring device used. Such a radio signal can be, for example, a Bluetooth signal and / or a mobile radio signal in order to enable the position monitoring device to be located.In particular, the configuration of the holder with such a radiation opening can make it possible for a radio signal transmitted by the position monitoring device used to emerge undisturbed from the holder, so that a signal strength and / or a signal quality is not, or at least not significantly, limited by the position monitoring device being inserted into the holder and impairing the functionality of the position monitoring device.An area of the emission opening can, in some embodiments, be at least 15 percent of the area of the entire delimiting section, in particular at least 20 percent. The surface of the entire delimiting section can relate here in particular to a surface in which all openings provided on the delimiting section are assumed to be closed. In this respect, the emission opening can be a relatively large opening at the delimiting section in order to enable a reliable emission of a radio signal generated by the position monitoring device used.The bracket may be formed of metal in some embodiments. In particular, the holder can thus be designed to be stable with regard to a usual use, such as transport on a collar in a pants pocket, in order to protect the position monitoring device used from damage. In particular in the case of such holders made of metal, the aforementioned emission opening can also be provided in order nevertheless to enable a radio signal generated by the position monitoring device to reliably emerge. However, in other embodiments, the holder can also be made of plastic.In some embodiments, at least one liquid discharge opening can be formed on the underside and / or on an end section of at least one delimiting section facing the underside. For example, it can be provided that liquid discharge openings are formed on the holder starting from the underside and extending as far as a delimiting section, in order to be able to discharge any liquid entering the holder, for example as a result of rain or condensation, and to be able to prevent damage to the position monitoring device.Since the liquid discharge opening can be arranged at least substantially opposite the receiving opening, liquid discharge can take place at both ends of the holder. In contrast to the receiving opening, however, the liquid discharge opening can be designed to be in particular sufficiently small to be able to prevent the position monitoring device from slipping out of the holder on the underside, such that the holder on the underside of the holder can be supported against slipping out. Furthermore, three liquid discharge openings can be formed on the underside and / or the end section of the delimiting section. In principle, the liquid discharge opening or openings mentioned can also serve to fasten the holder to the object to be monitored, for example by passing a cable tie through two liquid discharge openings. In addition, the at least one liquid discharge opening, by virtue of its arrangement opposite the receiving opening, makes it possible to assist in removing the position monitoring device, for example for a battery change. For this purpose, for example, an elongate object, for example a screwdriver, can be passed through the liquid discharge opening in order to be able to push the position monitoring device out of the receiving opening of the holder-at least supporting a further removal movement.The side portions of the bracket, on the other hand, may be formed closed in some embodiments. In this respect, the side sections of the holder in some embodiments can in particular not have any openings.In some embodiments, the holder can have a securing device for securing the inserted position monitoring device against being released from the holder. In particular, the securing device can be designed to prevent the position monitoring device from being released through the receiving opening.In some embodiments, the securing device can have a latching nose arranged on one of the delimiting sections for securing the position monitoring device, wherein the latching nose and / or the delimiting sections can / can be elastically deformable in particular by inserting the position monitoring device into the holder. In particular, the latching lug can be designed to block the position monitoring device from being released from the receiving opening counter to the insertion direction.For example, such a latching lug can have an oblique surface which, as viewed from the receiving opening, is configured to rise in the direction of the insertion direction, in order to be able to be deformed by the position monitoring device inserted into the holder. Furthermore, a stop surface oriented perpendicular to the insertion device can adjoin such a surface, against which the position monitoring device can abut after complete insertion into the holder in order thereby to secure the position monitoring device in the receiving space.Alternatively or additionally to an elastic deformability of the latching nose, it can also be provided that the delimiting section, on which the latching nose is arranged, and / or the two delimiting sections is / are designed to be elastically resilient and / or elastically deformable, in order to be able to be moved apart perpendicular to the insertion direction for the insertion of the position monitoring device. The latching lug can also have an oblique surface in such embodiments, for example, in order to be able to transmit a force oriented perpendicularly to the insertion direction to the delimiting sections during the insertion of the position monitoring device into the holder, such that the delimiting sections can be deformed and moved apart by the insertion of the position monitoring device. As a result, the position monitoring device in such embodiments can be introduced into the receiving space via the latching nose. However, the elastically deformable delimiting sections can spring back into their starting position as soon as the position monitoring device has passed the latching nose, so that the position monitoring device can in turn be secured in the receiving space by a stop surface of the latching nose which adjoins the mentioned oblique surface and can be aligned in particular perpendicularly to the insertion direction.In some embodiments, the delimiting sections can extend beyond the latching nose in the direction of the receiving opening and can be elastically deformable perpendicular to the insertion direction for releasing the inserted position monitoring device from the holder. In particular, the delimiting sections can be elastically deformable perpendicular thereto to a plane of extension of the holder and / or of the delimiting sections.For example, such a configuration of the delimiting sections can make it possible, when the position monitoring device is inserted into the holder and secured by the latching lug, to exert a force on the delimiting sections oriented perpendicularly to the insertion direction and to move the delimiting sections away from one another, in order thereby to create a sufficient free space and to be able to move the position monitoring device out of the holder via the latching lug through the receiving opening. Due to an elastic deformability of the delimiting sections, however, the delimiting sections can return to the initial position again after the removal of the position monitoring device, in order to enable a further use of the holder.In some embodiments, two guide rails extending along the insertion direction and projecting into the receiving space can be arranged on at least one of the delimiting sections. In particular, such guide rails can serve to guide the position monitoring device during the insertion into the receiving space and / or to position it correctly in the receiving space.In some embodiments, the guide rails can be designed to secure, in particular to clamp, the position monitoring device which is used between the delimiting sections. For example, it can be provided that at least a portion of the position monitoring device rests on the guide rails when the position monitoring device is inserted into the receiving space. In this respect, the guide rails can contact the position monitoring device perpendicularly to the insertion direction and / or perpendicularly to an extension plane of the holder, in order thereby to restrict a movement of the position monitoring device within the holder.Furthermore, in some embodiments, the guide rails can be designed to secure the inserted position monitoring device against movements transversely to the insertion direction. In particular, the guide rails can be designed to secure the inserted position monitoring device against movements transversely to the insertion direction and within a plane of extent of the holder in the receiving space. For this purpose, the guide rails can contact and / or confine the position monitoring device used, for example laterally and / or in the direction of the side sections of the holder, in order to block movements of the position monitoring device in this direction.In some embodiments, two respective guide rails extending along the insertion direction and projecting into the receiving space can be arranged on both delimiting sections. In particular, the position monitoring device used can therefore bear against respective guide rails in the direction of both delimiting sections and can thereby be secured in the holder.In some embodiments, the guide rails can be designed to secure a relatively smaller section of the position monitoring device, viewed in an extension plane of the position monitoring device, transversely to the insertion direction and to secure, in particular to clamp, a relatively larger section of the position monitoring device, viewed in the extension plane of the position monitoring device, between the boundary surfaces.For example, the position monitoring device can have a relatively smaller base section and a relatively larger section adjoining it, as is provided, for example, in an Apple AirTag. The relatively larger section can extend, in particular in sections, laterally beyond the respective mutually opposite guide rails when the position monitoring device is inserted and / or, when the position monitoring device is inserted, can be arranged between the guide rails formed on different delimiting sections. In addition, the guide rails can be provided on the holder in such a way that the relatively smaller base section of the position monitoring device is arranged between those guide rails and / or is laterally contacted by those guide rails which are associated with the delimiting section on which the base section of the position monitoring device is inserted.A lateral clearance may be provided between the deployed position monitoring device and the side portions in some embodiments. In this respect, in some embodiments, the holder can intentionally have an outer shape which is larger than the position monitoring device and / or an outer shape which differs from the position monitoring device.In some embodiments, the holder may be configured to receive a first position monitoring device, in particular an Apple AirTag, wherein an outer shape of the holder, on the other hand, may correspond to an outer shape of a further position monitoring device, in particular a Samsung SmartTag. In particular, the further position monitoring device can be larger than the first position monitoring device.Such a configuration of the holder can make it possible in particular to insert the holder with an exact fit into receptacles provided on specific objects for inserting the further position monitoring device, so that the holder can effectively serve as an adapter for inserting the first position monitoring device into such a receptacle. Viewed in the opposite direction, the holder can therefore make it possible to form objects to be monitored with receptacles which are adapted to the further position monitoring device and which are larger than the first position monitoring device, wherein a buyer of the object can nevertheless freely select a respective preferred position monitoring device and use it for position monitoring of the object.Furthermore, in some embodiments, the holder can be curved and / or rounded at transition sections from the underside to the side sections and / or at training sections from the side sections to the receiving opening. In particular, such a configuration of the holder can make it possible to secure the holder in a receptacle formed on an object by screws being inserted into the receptacle and / or corresponding bores of the receptacle parallel to the side sections of the holder along the insertion direction in such a way that the screw heads engage over the curved and / or rounded transition sections of the holder and thereby secure the holder against being released from the receptacle.The invention further relates to a position monitoring system which comprises a holder according to one of the embodiments explained above and the position monitoring device, in particular an Apple AirTag, which can be inserted into the holder. As already explained, such a position monitoring system can be fastened in particular flexibly and at different locations of an object to be monitored, so that the position monitoring device can be positioned on the object in a manner difficult to find, in particular for a potential thieve.The position monitoring device may be flat in some embodiments and extend along an extension plane. Furthermore, in some embodiments, the position monitoring device can have a relatively smaller section as viewed in the plane of extent and a relatively larger section adjoining the relatively smaller section perpendicular to the plane of extent, wherein two respective guide rails which extend along the insertion direction and project into the receiving space and are designed to support the relatively smaller section laterally and to secure the relatively larger section between the delimiting sections can be arranged on the delimiting sections of the holder.In addition, in such embodiments, the relatively larger portion may protrude laterally beyond the guide rails in the direction of the side portions of the holder when the position monitoring device is inserted into the holder. The relatively larger section of the position monitoring device can furthermore be curved and / or arched on a side opposite the relatively smaller section.In some embodiments, a latching nose can be arranged on one of the delimiting sections of the holder, which latching nose is designed to block the relatively smaller section of the position monitoring device against movement in the direction of the receiving opening.In addition, in some embodiments, the latching lug can be designed to support the relatively larger section of the position monitoring device in the direction of the one delimiting section. In such embodiments, the relatively larger section of the position monitoring device can therefore rest on the latching nose when the position monitoring device is inserted, whereas the relatively smaller section of the position monitoring device can rest on the latching nose, in particular a stop surface of the latching nose, in the direction of the receiving opening, so that the latching nose can block a movement of the position monitoring device in the direction of the receiving opening.The position monitoring device can be designed, for example, as a tracking tag, in particular an Apple AirTag, a Samsung SmartTag or a Chipolo Tracking Tag.The invention further relates to a system which comprises an object to be monitored, in particular a key ring, a backpack, a hand bag, a bicycle accessory and / or a bicycle, and a holder according to one of the embodiments disclosed herein and / or a position monitoring system according to one of the embodiments disclosed herein.In some embodiments, the holder can be fastened to the object to be monitored, in particular in a detachable manner and / or when the position monitoring device is inserted. This can be effected, for example, as already explained above, by a cable tie, a screw and / or a cord. In addition, it can also be provided to pass a section of the object to be monitored, in particular a key ring of a key collar, directly through the fastening opening of the holder in order thereby to fasten the holder to the object.A bicycle accessory to which the holder can be fastened can be, for example, a saddle, a bell, a mudguard, a bicycle light which can be selectively attached to a bicycle, a bottle holder and / or a striker for a bicycle lock. Such a lock holder can be provided, for example, for U-bolt padlocks, articulated or folding locks and / or cable or chain locks in order to enable transport of the lock during a journey with the bicycle. In addition, such a striker can be fastened in particular to a frame of a bicycle.With regard to a fastening of the holder and a position monitoring device inserted therein to a bicycle, indirect fastening can be provided, for example, by first fastening the holder to one of the mentioned bicycle accessories and then attaching the bicycle accessory to the bicycle. However, a direct fastening of the holder can also be effected by the holder being attached, for example, to spokes of a running wheel of the bicycle, to brake trains of the bicycle and / or to a frame section of the bicycle, wherein such a fastening can be effected, for example, by means of a cable tie guided through the fastening opening or by screwing the holder to a bore on a frame section of the bicycle.Furthermore, in some embodiments, it can be provided that the object to be monitored has a receptacle into which the holder can be inserted.Therefore, the invention also relates to a system having a bicycle accessory and a holder according to one of the embodiments explained above and / or a position monitoring system according to one of the embodiments explained above and / or having a mobile position monitoring device, in particular an Apple Air Tag, a Samsung SmartTag or a Chipo Tracking Tag, wherein the bicycle accessory has a receptacle for the holder and / or the position monitoring device into which the holder can be inserted.For example, the receptacle can also have bores for the introduction of screws in order to be able to secure the holder in the receptacle, in particular by means of screw heads, which extend over the holder, of the screws screwed into the bore, as has already been explained in more detail above.Further, in some embodiments, the bicycle accessory may be attachable to a frame portion of a bicycle and the receiver may be disposed on the bicycle accessory such that the bracket and / or position monitoring device inserted into the receiver is disposed between the frame and a boundary of the receiver opposite the frame of the bicycle when the bicycle accessory is attached to the frame. In this respect, the holder and / or the position monitoring device can be positionable in the receptacle in such embodiments in such a way that the holder and / or the position monitoring device cannot be seen when the vehicle accessory is fastened to the bicycle. In particular, the receptacle can also be open on a side facing the frame in such embodiments, but closed by the frame when the bicycle accessory is fastened to the frame, so that the holder and / or the position monitoring device can also be secured by the frame against moving out of the receptacle when the bicycle accessory is fastened to the frame.Therefore, the invention also relates to a bicycle accessory with a receptacle for inserting a holder according to one of the embodiments explained above and / or for inserting a position monitoring device, in particular an Apple AirTag, a Samsung SmartTag or a Chipolo Tracking Tag. The bicycle accessories can be, in particular, the bicycle accessories already mentioned above. In addition, in some embodiments, the bicycle accessory may be attachable to a frame of a bicycle and the receptacle may be open on a side facing the frame, but closed on a side facing away from the frame.Furthermore, the bicycle accessory may have one or more features of the features explained above in connection with the system, which comprises a bicycle accessory and the holder and / or the position monitoring device.The invention additionally also relates to the use of a holder according to one of the embodiments explained above for fastening a mobile position monitoring device, in particular an Apple AirTag, to an object to be monitored, in that the position monitoring device is inserted into the receiving space of the holder and the holder is fastened to the object by means of a fastening means guided through the fastening opening and / or is inserted into a receptacle of the object and secured there. In particular, a bicycle, a bicycle accessory, a fob, a backpack, a hand bag, and an animal neck strap are considered as objects to be monitored.The invention is explained in the following purely by way of example on the basis of an exemplary embodiment with reference to the drawings. The following are shown: FIGS. 1A and 1B show an illustration of a position monitoring system with a holder and a position monitoring device when the position monitoring device is removed from the holder or inserted into the holder, FIGS. 2A and 2B show a respective perspective illustration of the holder, FIGS. 3A to 3D are respective side views of the holder with the position monitoring device inserted; and FIG. 4 shows a schematic illustration of a system which comprises an object to be monitored and the position monitoring system fastened to the object.FIG. 1A shows a position monitoring system 63 which comprises a position monitoring device 13 and a holder 11 into which the position monitoring device 13 can be selectively inserted. The position monitoring device 13, which can be referred to in particular as a tracking tag, is designed in the embodiment shown as an Apple AirTag by way of example. In addition, the position monitoring device 13 is of flat design and extends substantially within a plane of extent, but, viewed in this plane of extent, has a relatively smaller section 53, which is adjoined by a relatively larger section 55, which is also of arched design on a side facing away from the relatively smaller section 53.The holder 11 has a receiving space 19, into which the position monitoring device 13 can be introduced along an insertion direction E through a receiving opening 21 formed on the holder 11 (cf. also FIGS. 1B to 2B ). The receiving space 19 is closed opposite the receiving opening 21 by an underside 23 of the holder 11 and is additionally bounded by two boundary sections 25 and 27 extending along the insertion direction E and substantially along an extension plane of the flat holder 11 and by two side sections 29 connecting the boundary sections 25 and 27 to one another from the underside 23 to the receiving opening 21, so that the position monitoring device 13 inserted into the holder 11 is enclosed on five sides in the receiving space 19 (cf. also FIGS. 1B and 3C ). In particular, the delimiting sections 25 and 27 form respective broad sides of the holder 11, whereas the side sections 29 form narrow sides connecting the broad sides.As can be seen in particular from FIGS. 1A and 3C, the holder 11 also has a securing device 43 in order to secure the position monitoring device 13 inserted into the holder 11 against being released from the holder 11 and from the receiving opening 21. For this purpose, the securing device 43 comprises a latching nose 45 against which the relatively smaller section 53 of the position monitoring device 13 abuts in the direction of the receiving opening 21 when the position monitoring device 13 is inserted into the holder 11 (cf. in particular FIGS. 1B and 3C ).In order to make it possible to insert the position monitoring device 13 into the receiving space 19, the latching nose 45 has an inclined surface 47 which rises starting from the receiving opening 21 along the direction of extent E. By guiding the position monitoring device 13 along the inclined surface 47, a force directed perpendicularly to this movement can be transmitted to the limiting sections 25 and 27 during the insertion of the position monitoring device 13 into the receiving space 19, so that the limiting sections 25 and 27 can be moved apart and the position monitoring device 13 can be inserted into the receiving space 19 beyond the latching nose 45. However, as soon as the position monitoring device 13 has passed the latching nose 45, the delimiting sections 25 and 27 can spring back and a stop surface 49 formed on a side of the latching nose 45 facing away from the receiving opening 21 can come into contact with the relatively smaller section 53 of the position monitoring device 13, in order thereby to block a movement of the position monitoring device 13 in the direction of the receiving opening 21. In particular, the stop surface 49 can be oriented perpendicular thereto to the insertion direction E. In addition, the relatively larger section 55 of the position monitoring device 13 rests on the latching nose 45 in the inserted state of the position monitoring device 13.In addition, FIGS. 1B and 3C in particular show that two respective guide rails 51 are formed on the delimiting sections 25 and 27 in order to be able to position the position monitoring device 13 correctly in the receiving space 19 and to assist the insertion of the position monitoring device 13. In this case, the guide rails 51 secure the position monitoring device 13 in particular with respect to movements perpendicular to the insertion direction E between the delimiting sections 25 and 27 in that the guide rails 51 bear on both sides against the relatively larger section 55 of the position monitoring device 13. In addition, the guide rails 51 position the position monitoring device 13 also with respect to a transverse direction Q aligned transversely to the insertion direction E, in that the guide rails 51 arranged on the delimiting section 27 contact the relatively smaller section 53 of the position monitoring device 13 laterally. Due to the curved configuration of the relatively larger section 55 on the side opposite the relatively smaller section 53, further centering of the position monitoring device 13 can also be effected by the guide rails 51.In order to be able to release the inserted position monitoring device 13 from the holder 11 as desired, however, the delimiting sections 25 and 27, as can be seen in particular from FIGS. 2A and 2B, extend with respective fastening sections 37 in the direction of the receiving opening 21 beyond the latching nose 45. This can make it possible to remove the delimiting sections 25 and 27 from one another perpendicularly to the insertion direction E and / or to bend them elastically in order to be able to move the relatively smaller section 53 of the position monitoring device 13 out of the receiving opening 21 via the latching nose 45 and the position monitoring device 13. Liquid discharge openings 41 are also provided on the underside 23 of the holder 11, wherein removal of the position monitoring device 13 from the holder 11 can be assisted, for example, by an elongate object, for example a screwdriver, which is passed through one of the liquid discharge openings 41. In particular, however, the liquid discharge openings 41 are provided to be able to discharge any liquid entering the holder 11, for example as a result of rain or condensation.FIGS. 2A and 3B also illustrate that a radiation opening 39 is formed on the delimiting section 27 of the holder 11 in order to be able to transmit a radio signal generated by the position monitoring device 13 used in a disturbance-free manner. In particular, this can be provided if the holder 11 is made of metal, so that a completely closed configuration of the delimiting section 27 could result in a disturbance of the radio signal. In addition, in order to enable the radio signal to be transmitted without interference, the emission opening 39 is formed to be comparatively large, and an area of the emission opening 39 is about 20 percent of the total area of the limiting portion 27.In this respect, the holder 11 makes it possible to securely receive the position monitoring device 13 and to hold it in a stable manner in order to be able to protect the position monitoring device 13 from environmental influences or damage, for example. In particular, however, the holder 11 is provided to be able to flexibly fasten the position monitoring device 13 inserted into the holder 11 to an object 15 to be monitored, for example a bicycle, a bicycle accessory, a fob, a neck strap for animals, a backpack and / or a hand bag.In order to enable such a fastening, three respective fastening openings 31 are provided on the already mentioned fastening sections 37 of the delimiting sections 25 and 27, wherein each of the fastening openings 31 of one delimiting section 25 and 27 is arranged in alignment with one of the fastening openings 31 of the respective other delimiting section 27 or 25. As a result, the holder 11 can be screwed to an object to be monitored, for example, by passing a screw through mutually aligned fastening openings 31, in order thereby to fasten the position monitoring device 13 inserted into the holder 11 to the object. For example, when the position monitoring device 13 is inserted, the holder 11 can be screwed to a mudguard, a saddle or a bore of a frame section of a bicycle in order to be able to monitor a position of the bicycle without the position monitoring device 13 being immediately recognizable to a potential thief. In addition, a screw which is passed through two fastening openings 31 in this way can block the receiving opening 21 by arranging the fastening openings 31 on the fastening sections 37 and thus additionally secure the position monitoring device 13 against being detached from the holder 11.Alternatively to the passing through of a screw, it can also be provided, for example, to fasten the holder 11 to an object to be monitored by means of a cable tie passed through fastening openings 31. This can also make it possible, for example, to fasten the holder 11 to brake trains of a bicycle, to struts of a bicycle saddle and / or to spokes of an impeller of a bicycle in order to be able to monitor the position of the bicycle. In addition, such a fastening of the holder 11 to an animal neck strap or to a handle of a zipper of a backpack or a hand bag can also be provided. Furthermore, for example, a key ring of a key collar can be passed directly through two fastening openings 31 in order to be able to find again, for example, a laid or lost key collar.In order to be able to provide further possibilities for flexibly fastening the holder 11 to an object to be monitored, further fastening openings 33 and 35 are formed on the fastening section 25, through which openings, for example, a cable tie can be passed so to speak in order to fasten the holder 11 to the object. The fastening openings 33 are circular, whereas the fastening openings 35 are slot-shaped, in order to also thereby provide different fastening possibilities. For example, the slot-shaped fastening openings 35 make it possible to pass a relatively wide band through the fastening openings 35 and to fasten the holder 11 to an object in this way. In addition, the liquid discharge openings 41 provided on the underside 29 can also be used in principle to fasten the holder 11 to an object by a cable tie that is passed through.While the holder 11 thus provides different possibilities for fastening the holder 11 and thus the position monitoring device 13 to an object on account of the fastening openings 31, 33 and 35, and enables flexible fastening at virtually any desired locations of different types of objects, a system 65 is shown schematically in FIG. 4, which comprises an object 15 to be monitored with a holder 11 arranged thereon. The object 15 has a receptacle 17, into which the holder 11 with the position monitoring device 13 inserted can be inserted. Furthermore, curved transition sections 61 are provided on the holder 11 at a transition from the underside 23 of the holder 11 to the delimiting sections 25 and 27 or to the side sections 29, and bores, not shown in FIG. 4, are formed on the holder 17, into which bolts 67 can be screwed (cf. also FIGS. 2A to 3B to the transition sections 61). The bores are arranged in such a way that screw heads 69 of the screws 67 engage over the transition sections 61 of the holder 11 and thereby secure the holder 11 in the receptacle 17.For example, the object 15 with the receptacle 17 can be a bicycle accessory, such as a bottle holder or a striker for a bicycle lock, wherein the bicycle accessory can be attachable to a frame of a bicycle in particular in such a way that an opening of the receptacle 17 can be closed by the frame. The receptacle 17 may also be closed by the bicycle accessory itself on a side opposite to the frame, so that the bracket 11 and the position monitoring device 13 cannot be seen from the outside when the bicycle accessory is mounted on the frame.As can be seen from FIG. 4, the screws 67 can be inserted into the receptacle 17 in particular in such a way that the screw heads 69 engage over the holder 11 or the transition sections 61 thereof in order to secure the holder 11. In this respect, an outer shape 59 of the holder 11 is therefore adapted to a certain extent to the receptacle 17. FIGS. 1B and 3C further illustrate that the outer shape 59 of the holder 11, however, does not reflect the shape of the inserted position monitoring device 13, but instead respective free spaces 57 are provided laterally next to the inserted position monitoring device 13 in the direction of the side sections 29 of the holder 11. The outer shape 59 of the holder 11 can therefore be reproduced in particular to the outer shape of a further position monitoring device, not shown in the figures, so that this further position monitoring device or the position monitoring device 13 inserted into the holder 11 can be selectively inserted into the receptacle 17 of the object 15, for example in the same way. In this respect, the holder 11 can function as it were as an adapter for the position monitoring device 13 in order to be able to insert the position monitoring device 13 into the receptacle 17, which is basically designed for receiving the further position monitoring device. By way of example, in the embodiment shown, it is provided that an Apple AirTag can be inserted into the holder 11 as a position monitoring device 13, whereas the outer shape 59 of the holder 11 is simulated to the shape of a SmartTag that is larger than the Apple AirTag. However, this is shown purely by way of example and it can also be provided that the holder 11 is designed to accommodate different types of tracking tags and / or that the holder 11 has an outer shape 59 that simulates a different tracking tag.List of reference characters11 Holder 13 Position monitoring device 15 Object 17 Receptacle 19 Receiving space 21 Receiving opening 23 Lower side 25 Delimiting section 27 Delimiting section 29 Side section 31 Fastening opening 33 Fastening opening 35 Fastening opening 37 Fastening section 39 Emission opening 41 Liquid discharge opening 43 Securing device 45 Latching lug 47 Oblique surface 49 Stop 51 Guide rail 53 Relatively smaller section 55 Relatively larger section 57 Free space 59 Outer shape 61 Transition section 63 Position monitoring system 65 System 67 Screw 69 Screw head E Insertion direction Q Transverse direction

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Holder (11) for fastening a mobile position monitoring device (13), in particular an Apple AirTag, which can be inserted selectively into the holder (11), to an object (15) to be monitored, in particular a key band, a backpack, a handbag, a bicycle accessory part and / or a bicycle, wherein the holder (11) has a receiving space (19) for the position monitoring device (13), into which the position monitoring device (13) can be inserted along an insertion direction (E) through a receiving opening (21) of the holder (11), wherein the receiving space (19) is delimited by a bottom side (23) of the holder (11), which bottom side is opposite the receiving opening (21), two delimiting sections (25, 27) aligned along the insertion direction (E) and two side sections (29) connecting the delimiting sections (25, 27) between the bottom side (23) and the receiving opening (21) to one another, and wherein the holder (11) has at least one fastening opening (31, 33, 35) for detachably fastening the holder (11) to the object (15) to be monitored by means of a fastening means, in particular a screw, a cable tie, a clamping band and / or a key ring.The holder (11) according to claim 1, wherein the holder (11) has at least one first fastening opening (31) and at least one second fastening opening (35), the shape (59) of which differs from one another.The holder (11) according to claim 2, wherein the first fastening opening (31) is provided for fastening the holder (11) to the object (15) with a first fastening means, in particular a screw, and the second fastening opening (35) is provided for fastening the holder (11) to the object (15) with a second fastening means, in particular a cable tie, which differs from the first fastening means.Holder (11) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one circular fastening opening (33) and at least one slot-shaped fastening opening (35) are formed on at least one of the delimiting sections (25, 27), in particular wherein two circular fastening openings (33) and two slot-shaped fastening openings (35) are formed on the one fastening section (37).Holder (11) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one respective fastening opening (31) is formed on fastening sections (37) of the delimiting sections (25, 27) which go beyond the position monitoring device (13) inserted into the holder (11), wherein the respective fastening openings (31) are aligned with one another.The holder (11) according to claim 5, wherein a plurality of respective fastening openings (31) are formed on the fastening portions (37), wherein each of the plurality of fastening openings (31) of one fastening portion (37) is aligned with a respective fastening opening (31) of the other fastening portion (37).Holder (11) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one of the delimiting sections (25, 27) has an emission opening (39) for a radio signal emitted by the inserted position monitoring device (13).Holder (11) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the holder (11) is formed from metal.Holder (11) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one liquid discharge opening (41) is formed on the underside (23) and / or on an end section of at least one delimiting section (25, 27) facing the underside (23).Holder (11) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the holder (11) has a securing device (43) for securing the inserted position monitoring device (13) against detachment from the holder (11).Holder (11) according to claim 10, wherein the securing device (43) has a latching nose (45) arranged on one of the delimiting sections (25, 27) for securing the position monitoring device (13), wherein the latching nose (45) and / or the delimiting sections (25, 27) is / are elastically deformable, in particular by inserting the position monitoring device (13) into the holder (11).Holder (11) according to claim 11, wherein the delimiting sections (25, 27) extend beyond the latching nose (45) in the direction of the receiving opening (21) and are elastically deformable perpendicular to the insertion direction (E) for releasing the inserted position monitoring device (13) for release from the holder (11).Holder (11) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein two guide rails (51) extending along the insertion direction (E) and projecting into the receiving space (19) are arranged on at least one of the delimiting sections (25, 27).Holder (11) according to claim 13, wherein the guide rails (51) are configured to secure, in particular clamp, the inserted position monitoring device (13) between the delimiting sections (25, 27).The holder (11) according to claim 13 or 14, wherein the guide rails (51) are configured to secure the inserted position monitoring device (13) against movements transversely to the insertion direction (E).Holder (11) according to one of Claims 13 to 15, wherein two respective guide rails (51) extending along the insertion direction (E) and projecting into the receiving space (19) are arranged on both delimiting sections (25, 27).Holder (11) according to claim 16, wherein the guide rails (51) are configured to secure a relatively smaller portion (53) of the position monitoring device (13), as viewed in an extension plane of the position monitoring device (13), transversely to the insertion direction (E) and to secure, in particular to clamp, a relatively larger portion (55) of the position monitoring device (13), as viewed in the extension plane of the position monitoring device (13), between the delimiting portions (25, 27).Holder (11) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein a lateral free space (57) is provided between the inserted position monitoring device (13) and the side sections (29).The holder (11) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the holder (11) is provided for receiving a first position monitoring device (13), in particular the Apple AirTag, and wherein an outer shape (59) of the holder (11) corresponds to an outer shape of a further position monitoring device, in particular a Samsung SmartTag.The holder (11) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the holder (11) is curved and / or rounded at transition sections (61) from the lower side (23) to the side sections (29) and / or at transition sections (61) from the side sections (29) to the receiving opening (21).Position monitoring system (63) comprising a holder (11) according to one of the preceding claims and the position monitoring device (13), in particular an Apple AirTag, which can be inserted into the holder (11).Position monitoring system (63) according to Claim 21, wherein the position monitoring device (13) is of flat design and extends along an extension plane, wherein the position monitoring device (13) has a relatively smaller section (53), as viewed in the extension plane, and a relatively larger section (55) adjoining the relatively smaller section (53) perpendicularly to the extension plane.Position monitoring system (63) according to claim 22, wherein two respective guide rails (51) extending along the insertion direction (E) and projecting into the receiving space (19) are arranged on the delimiting sections (25, 27) of the holder (11), which guide rails are designed to support the relatively smaller section (53) laterally and to secure the relatively larger section (55) between the delimiting sections (25, 27).Position monitoring system (63) according to Claim 22 or 23, wherein a latching nose (45) is arranged on one of the delimiting sections (25, 27) of the holder (11), said latching nose being designed to block the relatively smaller section (53) of the position monitoring device (13) from moving in the direction of the receiving opening (21).System (65) comprising an object (15) to be monitored, in particular a key ring, a backpack, a handbag, a bicycle accessory and / or a bicycle, as well as a holder (11) according to any one of claims 1 to 20 and / or a position monitoring system (63) according to any one of claims 21 to 24.

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