# US 2017/0284597 A1 · Magnetic corner mounting unit

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- Number: US 2017/0284597 A1
- Document ID: US20170284597A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/474,941
- Filed: 2017-03-30
- Published: 2017-10-05
- Earliest claimed: 2016-03-30
- Inventors: Su-E Tan
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170284597A1

## CPC

- F16M 13/025: {Corner supports}
- F16M 13/022: {repositionable}
- F16B 2200/83: Use of a magnetic material
- F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
- F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D)

## Abstract

A corner mounting unit having at least one receptacle for holding an object or item and shaped to fit around a corner of a wall of an interior housing or office. The corner mounting unit generally has two outer walls that are perpendicular to each other that mate with a corner of an interior housing wall. Along those two outer walls are magnets that allow the corner mounting unit to magnetically attach to the metal found in the corner of a housing wall.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A corner mounting unit comprising:
a first receptacle having four walls, a base and an opening formed therein;
a second receptacle having at least two walls, a base and an opening formed therein;
said first and second receptacles connected to each other;
at least one magnet formed on an outside of one of said four walls of said first receptacle; and
at least one magnet formed on an outside of one of said four walls of said second receptacles;
wherein the walls on which the at least one magnet is formed are perpendicular to each other.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The corner mounting unit of claim 1, wherein each of said first and second receptacles has a height, wherein the height of said first receptacle is greater than the height of said second receptacle.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The corner mounting unit of claim 1, wherein holes are provided at the base of at least one of said first and second receptacles.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The corner mounting unit of claim 1, wherein a speaker is provided on one of said first and second receptacles.

### Claim 5

A corner mounting unit comprising:
a semi-spherical main body portion;
a cut-out portion formed in said semi-spherical main body portion;
said cut-out portion having two perpendicular side walls;
at least one magnet provided on each of said two perpendicular side walls; and
holes provided at a base of said semi-spherical main body portion.

### Claim 6

A corner mounting unit comprising:
a main body portion having right and left portions;
each of said right and left portions having a top, bottom, inside wall, outside wall, and one side wall;
said right and left portions meeting to form a right angle; and
at least one magnet provided on the inside wall each of said right and left portions.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The corner mounting unit of claim 6, wherein a sensor is provided on one of said right and left portions, a light is provided on one of said right and left portions, and a switch is provided on one of said right and left portions of said main body portion.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The corner mounting unit of claim 6, wherein a suction cup extends from a corner formed by said right angle.