On-wall docking station for touch-panel devices
AssigneeIntuitive Corporation
InventorCary Lee Christie, II
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to systems for mounting touch-panel devices such as smartphones or tablets. An example embodiment of an on-wall docking station is provided wherein the docking station comprises a metallic pad, a gripping surface, mounting screws, a mounting plate, an external connection port, magnets, a near field communication device, and a magnet buffer. The docking station may allow for mounting a touch-panel device in a plurality of mounting orientations.
Claims20
An on-wall docking station coupled to a mounting surface for selectively retaining a touch-panel device comprising:
- a mount assembly including a mounting plate with one or more magnets, a gripping surface on the external front face of the mounting plate, a near field communication device disposed within an interior region of the mounting plate, and a magnet buffer in contact with the one or more magnets, wherein the mount assembly comprises a substantially thin profile in line with a plane common to the mounting surface;
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- a metallic pad magnetically retained on the mount assembly in a freely rotatable manner parallel to the mounting surface.
A mount assembly for a docking station comprising:
- a mounting plate including an external connection port configured to accept a wired input;
- a gripping surface disposed on the external front face of the mounting plate;
- one or more magnets disposed within the mounting plate;
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- a magnet buffer in contact with the one or more magnets, wherein the magnet buffer increases the magnetic field strength of the one or more magnets.
A docking station for a touch-panel device comprising:
- a mounting plate;
- one or more magnets disposed within the mounting plate;
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- a metal pad magnetically retained by the mounting plate;
- wherein the metal pad is selectively coupled to the mounting plate in a freely rotatable manner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.