Camera stand having constant resistance for a portion of a range of motion along an axis of rotation

A system, comprising:

• an upper portion configured to hold one or more electronic components, the upper portion including a first fastener structure;
• and
• a lower portion configured to support the upper portion, the lower portion including a base, a joint, and a second fastener structure configured to mate with the first fastener structure;
• wherein the first fastener structure and the joint are configured to respectively provide a first degree of freedom of motion and a second degree of freedom of motion of the upper portion with respect to the lower portion, and wherein the movement of the upper portion at the first degree of freedom has substantially consistent resistance through a first part of a first full range of motion associated with the first degree of freedom of motion, and the movement of the upper portion at the second degree of freedom has substantially consistent resistance through a second full range of motion associated with the second degree of freedom;
• wherein the first fastener structure associated with the first degree of freedom of motion is structurally invisible to a user of the stand assembly, and the joint associated with the second degree of freedom of motion is structurally visible to the user of the stand assembly.

A system, comprising:

• an upper portion configured to hold one or more electronic components, the upper portion including a first fastener structure;
• a lower portion configured to support the upper portion, the lower portion including a base, a joint, and a second fastener structure configured to mate with the first fastener structure;
• and
• a mount structure that is configured to be attached and fixed onto a mounting surface using one or more mount fasteners, wherein at least part of the mount structure is made of magnetically attractable material, and the assembly is mounted onto the mounting surface when the base of the lower portion magnetically adheres onto the mount structure;
• wherein the first fastener structure and the joint are configured to respectively provide a first degree of freedom of motion and a second degree of freedom of motion of the upper portion with respect to the lower portion, and wherein the movement of the upper portion at the first degree of freedom has substantially consistent resistance through a first part of a first full range of motion associated with the first degree of freedom of motion, and the movement of the upper portion at the second degree of freedom has substantially consistent resistance through a second full range of motion associated with the second degree of freedom;
• and
• wherein the magnetic attraction force between the base of the stand assembly and the mount structure enables secure attachment of the one or more electronic components onto the mounting surface, and the secure attachment satisfies one or more Underwriters Laboratories (UL) standards that set forth at least safety requirements for mounting the one or more electronic components onto a mounting surface.

A camera assembly, comprising:

• an upper portion configured to hold one or more camera components, the upper portion including a first fastener structure;
• and
• a lower portion configured to support the upper portion, the lower portion including a base, a joint, and a second fastener structure configured to mate with the first fastener structure, wherein the lower portion further includes a magnet plate;
• wherein the first fastener structure and the joint are configured to respectively provide a first degree of freedom of motion and a second degree of freedom of motion of the upper portion with respect to the lower portion, and wherein the movement of the upper portion at the first degree of freedom has substantially consistent resistance through a first part of a first full range of motion associated with the first degree of freedom of motion, and the movement of the upper portion at the second degree of freedom has substantially consistent resistance through a second full range of motion associated with the second degree of freedom;
• wherein the magnet plate is mechanically attached to the base such that the magnet plate is adjacent to or forms a portion of a bottom surface of the base, and the magnet plate has a bottom surface area that is smaller than a surface area of the bottom surface of the base.