Dock with a rotatable mount for mobile devices and methods of making and using
A dock for a mobile device includes a base for attachment to a wall or other surface; a rotatable mount rotatably coupled to the base, the rotatable mount including an anchoring mount and a bottom device receiver, the rotatable mount further including either a) a docking button indentation for receiving a docking button coupled to the mobile device or b) a docking button extending from a remainder of the anchoring mount, wherein at least one of the bottom device receiver, the docking button indentation, or the docking button includes a plurality of electrical contacts for making contact with contacts on the mobile device or the case; and a cord electrically coupled to at least one of the electrical contacts, extending into the base, and configured for coupling to a power source, a data source, or a data receiver.
1 . A dock for a mobile device, the dock comprising:
a base configured for attachment to a wall or other surface;
a rotatable mount rotatably coupled to the base, the rotatable mount comprising an anchoring mount and a bottom device receiver coupled to the anchoring mount, wherein the rotatable mount further comprises a docking button indentation defined in the anchoring mount and configured for receiving a docking button coupled to the mobile device, wherein the bottom device receiver is spaced apart from the docking button indentation and is configured to receive a bottom portion of the mobile device or a case containing the mobile device, wherein at least one of the bottom device receiver or the docking button indentation comprises a plurality of electrical contacts configured for making contact with contacts on the mobile device or the case containing the mobile device; and
a cord electrically coupled to at least one of the electrical contacts, extending into the base, and configured for coupling to a power source, a data source, or a data receiver.
2 . The dock of claim 1 , wherein the base comprises a wall box configured for insertion into a wall or other surface.
3 . The dock of claim 2 , wherein the base further comprises a power supply or a power over internet (PoE) injector, wherein the power supply or POE injector is electrically coupled to the cord.
4 . The dock of claim 1 , wherein the docking button indentation has a polygonal lateral cross-sectional shape.
5 . The dock of claim 4 , wherein the polygonal lateral cross-sectional shape is selected from triangular, square, rectangular, rhomboidal, trapezoidal, pentagonal, hexagonal, octagonal, or decagonal.
6 . The dock of claim 1 , wherein one of the base or rotatable mount defines a track and another one of the base or rotatable mount defines a pin arranged for traveling along the track to limit rotation of the rotatable mount relative to the base.
7 . The dock of claim 1 , wherein the rotatable mount or base is capable of, and limited to, a rotation of 180 degrees.
8 . The dock of claim 1 , wherein the rotatable mount or base is capable of, and limited to, a rotation of 90 degrees.
9 . The dock of claim 1 , wherein the base and rotatable mount comprise at least one detent for maintaining at least one desired rotation position of the rotatable mount relative to the base.
10 . The dock of claim 1 , wherein the docking button indentation includes a magnet or magnetically-attracted piece configured for magnetically coupling to a magnet or magnetically-attracted piece of the mobile device or case containing the mobile device to removably attach the mobile device to the dock.
11 . A system, comprising:
the dock of claim 1 ; and
the mobile device.
12 . A method for attaching a mobile device to a wall or other surface, the method comprising:
removably attaching the mobile device to the dock of claim 1 which is attached to the wall or other surface; and
rotating the mobile device, while attached to the dock, relative to the wall or other surface.
13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein rotating the mobile device comprises rotating the mobile device at least 90 degrees.
14 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising charging the mobile device using the dock.
15 . A dock for a mobile device, the dock comprising:
a base configured for attachment to a wall or other surface;
a rotatable mount rotatably coupled to the base, the rotatable mount comprising an anchoring mount and a bottom device receiver coupled to the anchoring mount, the anchoring mount defining a docking button indentation for receiving a docking button coupled to the mobile device, wherein the bottom device receiver is spaced apart from the docking button indentation and comprises a plurality of electrical contacts configured for making contact with contacts on the mobile device or the case containing the mobile device; and
a cord electrically coupled to at least one of the electrical contacts, extending into the base, and configured for coupling to a power source, a data source, or a data receiver.
16 . The dock of claim 15 , wherein the base comprises a wall box configured for insertion into a wall or other surface.
17 . The dock of claim 16 , wherein the base further comprises a power supply or a power over internet (PoE) injector, wherein the power supply or POE injector is electrically coupled to the cord.
18 . The dock of claim 15 , wherein the docking button indentation includes a magnet or magnetically-attracted piece configured for magnetically coupling to a magnet or magnetically-attracted piece of the mobile device or case containing the mobile device to removably attach the mobile device to the dock.
19 . The dock of claim 15 , wherein one of the base or rotatable mount defines a track and another one of the base or rotatable mount defines a pin arranged for traveling along the track to limit rotation of the rotatable mount relative to the base.
20 . The dock of claim 15 , wherein the base and rotatable mount comprise at least one detent for maintaining at least one desired rotation position of the rotatable mount relative to the base.