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US 2024/0185692 A1Published application
Doorbell mounting and activation apparatus and method
AssigneeSimpliSafe, Inc.
InventorsScott Joseph Thorne, Patrick Lloyd Murphy, Michael Joseph Murray
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Abstract
A doorbell including a housing and mount that can be engaged such that the housing is pivotable or otherwise movable relative to the mount for engagement with the mount and/or for activation of a doorbell switch. A latch can secure the housing to the mount so the housing is secured to the mount. A switch located in a space defined by the housing and mount can be actuated based on movement of the housing relative to the mount.
Claims21
-54. (canceled)
A doorbell comprising:
- a mount to attach the doorbell on a surface;
- and
- a housing separable from the mount and having a switch to operate the doorbell, the housing being further configured to be secured to the mount by
- engagement of corresponding first portions of the housing and the mount, the housing being in a first position relative to the mount to engage the corresponding first portions, and
- pivotal movement of the housing relative to the mount from the first position to a second position at which the housing is secured to the mount.
2 more elements
A method of assembling a doorbell comprising:
- providing a mount attached to a surface and a housing separated from the mount and having a switch configured to be actuated to provide an indication of actuation of the doorbell;
- engaging corresponding first portions of the mount and the housing, the housing being in a first position relative to the mount and the corresponding first portions defining a pivot axis;
- and
- pivoting the housing relative to the mount about the pivot axis from the first position to a second position at which the housing is secured to the mount.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.