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US 9,611,978 B2Granted
Magnetic mount for security device
AssigneeGreenwave Systems PTE LTD
InventorsMartin Manniche, Sonny Windstrup, Eric Scott Micko
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Abstract
A security apparatus includes a body with a socket that includes a first magnetic material, and a mount with a stem that is formed to fit into the socket and includes a second magnetic material. If the stem is inserted into the socket, the body is held in place by magnetic attraction between the first magnetic material and the second magnetic material. The position of the stem in the socket determines an azimuth angle and an elevation angle for the body with respect to the mount. The first and second magnetic materials can be magnets or ferromagnetic materials, such as steel.
Claims20
A security apparatus comprising:
- a body comprising a socket that includes a first magnetic material;
- a mount comprising a stem that is formed to fit into the socket and includes a second magnetic material;
- the first magnetic material comprising a first magnet positioned in the stem with a first magnetic pole facing away from the mount;
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- the second magnetic material comprising a second magnet placed in a first location in the socket with a magnetic pole opposite of the first magnetic pole facing into the socket, and a third magnet placed in a second location in the socket with a magnetic pole opposite of the first magnetic pole facing into the socket;
- wherein if the stem is inserted into the socket with the first magnet in close proximity to the second magnet, the body is positioned at a first orientation with respect to the mount, and if the stem is inserted into the socket with the first magnet in close proximity to the third magnet, the body is positioned at a second orientation with respect to the mount;
- wherein the body is held in place on the mount by magnetic attraction between the first magnetic material and the second magnetic material once the stem is inserted into the socket;
- and
- wherein the stem is variably positionable in the socket to set the body at a plurality of azimuth angles with respect to the mount.
6 more elements
A security apparatus comprising:
- a body comprising a socket, the socket comprising a first magnetic material, a concave curved surface, a first wall, and a second wall opposite from the first wall;
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- a mount comprising a base and a stem;
- the base attached to a proximal end of the stem and adapted to be attached to a surface;
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- the stem formed to fit into the socket and comprising a distal end that includes a second magnetic material, and four substantially flat sides extending from the base and tapered from the proximal end to the distal end, wherein the stem is formed to fit into the socket in close proximity to the concave curved surface, the first wall, and the second wall of the socket, and the distal end of the stem has a surface area of less than half of a surface area of the concave curved surface of the socket;
- wherein the body is held in place on the mount by magnetic attraction between the first magnetic material and the second magnetic material once the distal end of the stem is inserted into the socket;
- and
- wherein the stem is variably positionable in the socket to set the body at a plurality of azimuth angles with respect to the mount.
6 more elements
A security apparatus comprising:
- a body comprising a socket that includes a first magnet placed at a first location in the socket with a first magnetic pole facing into the socket, and a second magnet placed at a second location in the socket with a magnetic pole that is the same as the first magnetic pole facing into the socket;
- a mount comprising a stem that is formed to fit into the socket and includes a third magnet positioned in the stem with a magnetic pole opposite of the first magnetic pole facing away from the mount;
- wherein if the stem is inserted into the socket with the first magnet in close proximity to the third magnet, the body is positioned at a first orientation with respect to the mount and the body is held in place on the mount by a magnetic attraction between the first magnet and the third magnet, and
- if the stem is inserted into the socket with the second magnet in close proximity to the third magnet, the body is positioned at a second orientation with respect to the mount and the body is held in place on the mount by a magnetic attraction between the second magnet and the third magnet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.