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US 10,649,492 B2Granted
Mount for handheld electronic devices
AssigneeAnnex Products Pty. Ltd.
InventorsChristopher Peters, Leigh Ryan
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Abstract
A mount includes a frame, a head coupled to a first end of the frame, a suction cup positioned at an opposite second end of the frame, and a suction-cup activator. Rotational movement of the suction-cup activator causes a corresponding axial moment of the suction cup for attaching the mount to a surface. The head allows attachment of a handheld electronic device to the mount.
Claims17
A mount comprising:
- a frame having a first end and a spaced apart second end;
- a head coupled to the first end of the frame, the head adapted to attached with a case of a handheld electronic device;
- a suction cup positioned at the second end of the frame;
- and
- a section-cup activator coupled to the second end of the frame and to the suction cup, the suction-cup activator including a lifter engaged with the frame, a cam engaged with the lifter, and a stem coupled to the suction cup and to the cam along an axis,
- wherein the lifter and the cam are each formed to define complementary non-circular, sloped surfaces configured to engage with one another to translate rotation of the lifter into axial movement of the cam and stem relative to the frame to drive the suction cup toward the frame as the lifter rotates from an unlocked position to a locked position,
- wherein the suction cup includes a disk and a flange extending from the disk, wherein the frame includes a slot, and wherein the flange engages with the slot to block rotation of the suction cup relative to the frame.
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A mount comprising:
- a frame having a first end and a spaced apart second end;
- a head coupled to the first end of the frame, the head adapted to attached with a case of a handheld electronic device;
- a suction cup positioned at the second end of the frame;
- and
- a section-cup activator coupled to the second end of the frame and to the suction cup, the suction-cup activator including a lifter engaged with the frame, a cam engaged with the lifter, and a stem coupled to the suction cup and to the cam along an axis,
- wherein the lifter and the cam are each formed to define complementary non-circular, sloped surfaces configured to engage with one another to translate rotation of the lifter into axial movement of the cam and stem relative to the frame to drive the suction cup toward the frame as the lifter rotates from an unlocked position to a locked position,
- wherein the lifter includes a support plate and a bowl coupled to the support plate, wherein the cam includes a channel and a face coupled to the channel, and wherein the face of the cam engages with the bowl of the lifter.
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A mount comprising:
- a frame having a first end and a spaced apart second end;
- a head coupled to the first end of the frame, the head adapted to attached with a case of a handheld electronic device;
- a suction cup positioned at the second end of the frame;
- and
- a section-cup activator coupled to the second end of the frame and to the suction cup, the suction-cup activator including a lifter engaged with the frame, a cam engaged with the lifter, and a stem coupled to the suction cup and to the cam along an axis,
- wherein the lifter and the cam are each formed to define complementary non-circular, sloped surfaces configured to engage with one another to translate rotation of the lifter into axial movement of the cam and stem relative to the frame to drive the suction cup toward the frame as the lifter rotates from an unlocked position to a locked position,
- wherein the surfaces of the lifter and the cam are oblong and frustoconical.
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A suction-cup activator for moving a suction cup relative to a frame of a mount, the suction-cup activator comprising:
- a lifter engaged with the frame;
- a cam engaged with the lifter;
- and
- a stem coupled to the suction cup and to the cam along an axis;
- wherein the lifter and the cam are each formed to define complementary non-circular, sloped surfaces configured to engage with one another to translate rotation of the lifter into axial movement of the cam and stem relative to the frame to drive the suction cup toward the frame as the lifter rotates from an unlocked position to a locked position,
- wherein the lifter includes a support plate and a bowl coupled to the support plate, wherein the cam includes a channel and a face coupled to the channel, and wherein the face of the cam engages with the bowl of the lifter.
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A suction-cup activator for moving a suction cup relative to a frame of a mount, the suction-cup activator comprising:
- a lifter engaged with the frame;
- a cam engaged with the lifter;
- and
- a stem coupled to the suction cup and to the cam along an axis;
- wherein the lifter and the cam are each formed to define complementary non-circular, sloped surfaces configured to engage with one another to translate rotation of the lifter into axial movement of the cam and stem relative to the frame to drive the suction cup toward the frame as the lifter rotates from an unlocked position to a locked position,
- wherein the surfaces of the lifter and the cam are oblong and frustoconical.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.