Hang up magnet for radio microphone
AssigneeInnovative Products, Inc.
InventorsBryan J. Schreiber, Michael J. Tinter
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Abstract
A system is disclosed for safely and efficiently removing or returning a radio microphone from a mounting surface. The system includes a first magnet attached to the rear side of a radio microphone and a second magnet located at a desired mounting position on the mounting surface. The second magnet preferably includes an outer vinyl layer to prevent breaking or cracking of the first second magnet when returning the radio microphone to its mounting position.
Claims17
A conversion kit for a radio handset microphone having a mechanical mounting system, the conversion kit capable of converting the mechanical mounting system to a magnetic mounting system comprising:
- a magnetic handset adapter configured to attach directly to a pre-existing mechanical hang-up clip of the radio handset microphone, the pre-existing mechanical hang-up clip being on an exterior of and extending from the radio handset microphone, the hang-up clip having a post and a tongue extending from the post disposed on the exterior of the radio handset microphone, the magnetic handset adapter including a slot and a groove, the slot configured to slide onto the tongue of the mechanical hang-up clip and the groove configured to receive the post without any disassembly of the handset microphone, the magnetic handset adapter including a magnet and being an extension of the mechanical hang-up clip when attached to the mechanical hang-up clip, the magnetic handset adapter and the magnet being disposed on the exterior of the radio handset microphone when attached the pre-existing mechanical hang-up clip;
- whereby the magnetic handset adapter is configured to mount the radio handset microphone to a mounting surface via the mechanical hang-up clip through a magnetic attraction associated with the magnet, the magnetic handset adapter and the magnet configured to remain attached to the mechanical hang-up clip of the radio handset microphone as the radio handset microphone is mounted to and removed from a mounting surface.
A conversion kit for a radio handset microphone having a mechanical mounting system, the conversion kit capable of converting the mechanical mounting system to a magnetic mounting system comprising:
- a magnetic handset adapter configured to attach directly to a pre-existing mechanical hang-up clip, the hang-up clip having a post and a tongue extending from the post disposed on the exterior of the radio handset microphone, the magnetic handset adapter including a slot and a groove, the slot configured to slide onto the tongue of the mechanical hang-up clip and the groove configured to receive the post without any disassembly of the handset microphone, the magnetic handset adapter being an extension of the mechanical hang-up clip when attached to the mechanical hang-up clip;
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- a housing supporting a magnet capable of attracting the magnetic handset adapter, the housing configured to attach to a mounting surface,
- whereby the magnetic handset adapter is configured to mount the radio handset microphone to a mounting surface via the mechanical hang-up clip through a magnetic attraction between the magnetic handset adapter and the magnet supported by the housing, the magnetic handset adapter being removable from the mounting surface by separating the magnetic handset adapter from the magnet while the magnetic handset adapter remains attached to the mechanical hang-up clip and the housing remains attached to a mounting surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.