Magnet ball table top swivel tilt stand for electronic displays
View Patent ↗Provided is a stand and docking system, wherein a portable electronic device is easily attached and detached from the stand and the display of the portable electronic device is positionable over a wide range of travel in pitch, roll, and yaw. A stand for an electronic display device includes a base assembly having a non-magnetic bearing cup defining an upwardly facing rounded recess presenting a smooth upwardly facing surface and an opposing lower surface, and an attractor bowl made from ferrous material disposed proximate the lower surface, and a docking assembly having a cup interface presenting a smooth rounded outer surface portion conformingly shaped to the recess of the bearing cup, a securing magnet, and a device interface adapter adapted to receive the electronic display device.
1. A stand for an electronic display device comprising:
a base assembly including a non-magnetic bearing cup defining an upwardly facing rounded recess presenting a smooth upwardly facing surface and an opposing lower surface, and an attractor bowl made from ferrous material disposed proximate the lower surface; and
a docking assembly including a cup interface presenting a smooth rounded outer surface portion conformingly shaped to the recess of the bearing cup, a securing magnet, and a device interface adapter adapted to receive the electronic display device, wherein the rounded outer surface portion of the cup interface is received in the recess of the bearing cup and is slidable on the smooth upper surface of the bearing cup to enable selective positioning of the cup interface relative to the base assembly in roll, pitch, and yaw, and wherein the securing magnet attracts the attractor cup to secure the docking assembly in engagement with the base assembly.
2. The stand of claim 1 , wherein the docking assembly further comprises at least one device interface magnet adapted to attract the electronic display device to hold the electronic display device in engagement with the device interface adaptor.
3. The stand of claim 2 , wherein the at least one device interface magnet is a high strength neodymium magnet.
4. The stand of claim 1 , wherein the securing magnet is a high strength neodymium magnet.
5. The stand of claim 1 , wherein the base assembly further comprises a plastic base operably coupled to the bearing cup, the attractor bowl disposed between the bearing cup and the plastic base.
6. The stand of claim 1 , wherein the electronic display, when attached to the device interface adapter, is selectively shiftable in a range of about +/−50 degrees of pitch relative to the base assembly.
7. The stand of claim 1 , wherein the electronic display, when attached to the device interface adapter, is selectively shiftable in a range of about +/−25 degrees of roll relative to the base assembly.
8. The stand of claim 1 , wherein the electronic display, when attached to the device interface adapter, is selectively shiftable in a range of about 360 degrees of yaw relative to the base assembly.
9. The stand of claim 1 , wherein the outer surface portion of the cup interface is semi-spherical.
10. A docking system for a portable electronic device comprising:
a base including a non-magnetic bearing cup and an attractor bowl made from ferrous material disposed proximate a lower surface of the bearing cup; and
a docking assembly including a cup interface slidably mated with the bearing cup so as to form a ball and socket connection, the docking assembly further including a securing magnet and a device interface adapted to receive the portable electronic device, the securing magnet magnetically attracting the attractor bowl to retain the cup interface in engagement with the bearing cup, the cup interface selectively slidable in the bearing cup to enable selective positioning of the bearing cup relative to the base assembly in roll, pitch, and yaw.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the docking assembly further comprises at least one device interface magnet adapted to attract the portable electronic device to hold the portable electronic device in engagement with the docking assembly.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the at least one device interface magnet is a high strength neodymium magnet.
13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the securing magnet is a high strength neodymium magnet.
14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the base further comprises a plastic base operably coupled to the bearing cup, the attractor bowl disposed between the bearing cup and the plastic base.
15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the portable electronic device, when attached to the docking assembly, is selectively shiftable in a range of about +/−50 degrees of pitch relative to the base.
16. The system of claim 10 , wherein the portable electronic device, when attached to the docking assembly, is selectively shiftable in a range of about +/−25 degrees of roll relative to the base.
17. The system of claim 10 , wherein the portable electronic device, when attached to the docking assembly, is selectively shiftable in a range of about 360 degrees of yaw relative to the base.
18. A portable electronic display system comprising:
a portable electronic device; and
a docking system for receiving the portable electronic device, the docking system comprising:
a base including an attractor bowl made from ferrous material; and
a docking assembly including a cup interface slidably mated with the attractor bowl so as to form a ball and socket connection, the docking assembly further including a securing magnet and a device interface receiving the portable electronic device, the securing magnet magnetically attracting the attractor bowl to retain the cup interface in engagement with a bearing cup, the cup interface selectively slidable in the bearing cup to enable selective positioning of the bearing cup relative to the base assembly in roll, pitch, and yaw.
19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the docking assembly further comprises at least one device interface magnet adapted to attract the portable electronic device to hold the portable electronic device in engagement with the docking assembly.
20. The system of claim 18 , wherein the portable electronic device, when attached to the docking assembly, is selectively shiftable in a range of about +/−50 degrees of pitch, about +/−25 degrees of roll, and/or about 360 degrees of yaw relative to the base.
21. A docking stand for a portable electronic device, the docking stand comprising:
a base including an attractor bowl made from ferrous material; and
a docking assembly including a cup interface slidably mated with the attractor bowl so as to form a ball and socket connection, the docking assembly further including a securing magnet and a device interface receiving the portable electronic device, the securing magnet magnetically attracting the attractor bowl to retain the cup interface in engagement with a bearing cup, the cup interface selectively slidable in the bearing cup to enable selective positioning of the bearing cup relative to the base assembly in roll, pitch, and yaw.
22. The docking stand of claim 21 , wherein the docking assembly further comprises at least one device interface magnet adapted to attract the portable electronic device to hold the portable electronic device in engagement with the docking assembly.
23. The docking stand of claim 21 , wherein the portable electronic device, when attached to the docking assembly, is selectively shiftable in a range of about +/−50 degrees of pitch, about +/−25 degrees of roll, and/or about 360 degrees of yaw relative to the base.