Mount apparatus for securing an electronic device to a surface
AssigneeEscort Inc.
InventorsKevin L. Kipper, Yusan Zheng, Daniel J. Bartosik
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Abstract
Various embodiments of a mount apparatus are disclosed herein for securing an electronic device (such as a radar/laser detector. GPS device, and/or dash camera or other electronic device used within a vehicle) to a surface such as an interior surface (e.g., windshield, dashboard) of a vehicle. In one example, the mount apparatus includes a magnet which is adapted to be coupled with a corresponding metal surface within the electronic device, so that the magnet positioned within the apparatus provides a magnetic force to aid a user in securing the mount apparatus and the electronic device to each other.
Claims33
An apparatus for mounting a device to a surface, comprising:
- a first magnet that engages a corresponding magnetic element;
- a first body including a cavity that defines a first lip, wherein the cavity contains the first magnet, and wherein at least a portion of the first lip extends parallel to a plane of a face of the first magnet;
- a second body defining a second lip adapted to structurally engage the first lip, wherein at least a portion of the second lip extends parallel to a plane of a face of the corresponding magnetic element, and
- wherein at least one of the first body and the second body includes a suction surface adapted to couple to the surface.
An apparatus for mounting a device to a surface, comprising:
- a first magnet that engages a corresponding magnetic element;
- a first body including a cavity that defines a first lip, wherein the cavity contains one of the first magnet or the corresponding magnetic element, and wherein at least a portion of the first lip extends parallel to a plane of a face of one of the first magnet or the corresponding magnetic element;
- a second body defining a second lip adapted to structurally engage the first lip, wherein at least a portion of the second lip extends parallel to a plane of a face of the other one of the first magnet or the corresponding magnetic element, and
- wherein at least one of the first body and the second body includes a suction surface adapted to couple to the surface.
A system comprising:
- an electronic device;
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- an apparatus for mounting a device to a surface, the apparatus comprising:
- a first magnet that engages a corresponding magnetic element;
- a first body including a cavity that defines a first lip, wherein the cavity contains one of the first magnet or the corresponding magnetic element, and wherein at least a portion of the first lip extends parallel to a plane of a face of one of the first magnet or the corresponding magnetic element;
- a second body defining a second lip adapted to structurally engage the first lip, wherein at least a portion of the second lip extends parallel to a plane of a face of the other one of the first magnet or the corresponding magnetic element, and
- wherein at least one of the first body and the second body includes a suction surface adapted to couple to the surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.