Solar-charging mounting bracket for audio/video recording and communication devices
AssigneeAmazon Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJames Siminoff, Spiro Sacre, Robert Tso, Christopher Loew, Mark Siminoff, Matthew J. England
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Abstract
Some aspects of the present embodiments provide a mounting bracket for automatically charging one or more rechargeable batteries of an audio/video (A/V) recording and communication device. The mounting bracket of some of the present embodiments includes one or more integrated solar panels that generate the electrical power for charging the rechargeable battery(ies) of the A/V recording and communication device.
Claims20
An audio/video recording and communication doorbell (A/V doorbell) mounting and charging system, comprising:
- a bracket having
- a rear surface that is flat for abutting a mounting surface of a structure,
- a front surface, opposite the rear surface, including a recessed receiving area sized and shaped to receive and couple with a rear surface of the A/V doorbell,
- an upper surface adjacent an upper edge of the receiving area, the upper surface including an upper recess,
- left-side and right-side surfaces adjacent left-side and right-side edges, respectively, of the receiving area, the left-side and right-side surfaces including, respectively, a left-side recess and a right-side recess, and
- at least one aperture, formed within the receiving area, sized and shaped to receive at least one screw for securing the bracket to the structure;
- an upper solar panel located within the upper recess;
- a left-side solar panel located within the left-side recess;
- a right-side solar panel located within the right-side recess;
- a charging cable operatively connected to each of the upper solar panel, the left-side solar panel, and the right-side solar panel;
- and
- a connector that mechanically and electrically couples the charging cable to the A/V doorbell when the A/V doorbell is mounted to the bracket.
A mounting bracket for mounting and charging an audio/video recording and communication doorbell (A/V doorbell), the mounting bracket comprising:
- a rear surface that is flat for abutting a mounting surface of a building;
- a front surface forming a recessed receiving area shaped and sized to couple with a rear surface of the A/V doorbell;
- an upper surface formed at a top edge of the mounting bracket and comprising an upper solar panel;
- left-side and right-side surfaces formed at left and right edges of the mounting bracket and comprising, respectively, a left-side solar panel and a right-side solar panel;
- and
- a charging cable operatively connected to each of the upper solar panel, the left-side solar panel, and the right-side solar panel;
- wherein the solar panels provide power to the A/V doorbell through the charging cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.