Mount apparatus for securing an electronic device to a surface
Various embodiments of a mount apparatus are disclosed herein for securing an electronic device (such as a radar/laser detector. GPS device, and/or dash camera or other electronic device used within a vehicle) to a surface such as an interior surface (e.g., windshield, dashboard) of a vehicle. In one example, the mount apparatus includes a magnet which is adapted to be coupled with a corresponding metal surface within the electronic device, so that the magnet positioned within the apparatus provides a magnetic force to aid a user in securing the mount apparatus and the electronic device to each other.
1. An apparatus for mounting a device to a surface, comprising:
a first magnet that engages a corresponding magnetic element;
a first body including a cavity that defines a first lip, wherein the cavity contains the first magnet, and wherein at least a portion of the first lip extends parallel to a plane of a face of the first magnet;
a second body defining a second lip adapted to structurally engage the first lip, wherein at least a portion of the second lip extends parallel to a plane of a face of the corresponding magnetic element, and
wherein at least one of the first body and the second body includes a suction surface adapted to couple to the surface.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the corresponding magnetic element includes at least one of a metal plate and a second magnet.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first body includes the suction surface.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein both the first lip and the second lip are fixed lips.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first lip is parallel to and offset from a bottom surface of the cavity.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a flux guide surrounding at least a portion of the first magnet to enhance magnetic force of the magnet.
7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the flux guide is formed of metal.
8. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the flux guide is generally U-shaped.
9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein an outer surface of the corresponding magnetic element is generally rectangular.
10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a back surface of the second lip engages a bearing surface of the first lip in a first coupled configuration and is adapted to be disengaged from the bearing surface in a second disengaged configuration.
11. An apparatus for mounting a device to a surface, comprising:
a first magnet that engages a corresponding magnetic element;
a first body including a cavity that defines a first lip, wherein the cavity contains one of the first magnet or the corresponding magnetic element, and wherein at least a portion of the first lip extends parallel to a plane of a face of one of the first magnet or the corresponding magnetic element;
a second body defining a second lip adapted to structurally engage the first lip, wherein at least a portion of the second lip extends parallel to a plane of a face of the other one of the first magnet or the corresponding magnetic element, and
wherein at least one of the first body and the second body includes a suction surface adapted to couple to the surface.
12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the corresponding magnetic element includes at least one of a metal plate and a second magnet.
13. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the first body includes the suction surface and the first magnet.
14. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the second body includes the corresponding magnetic element.
15. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein both the first lip and the second lip are fixed lips.
16. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the first lip is parallel to and offset from a bottom surface of the cavity.
17. The apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising a flux guide surrounding at least a portion of the first magnet to enhance magnetic force of the magnet.
18. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the flux guide is formed of metal.
19. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the flux guide is generally U-shaped.
20. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein an outer surface of the other one of the first magnet or the corresponding magnetic element is generally rectangular.
21. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein a back surface of the second lip engages a bearing surface of the first lip in a first coupled configuration and is adapted to be disengaged from the bearing surface in a second disengaged configuration.
22. A system comprising:
an electronic device; and
an apparatus for mounting a device to a surface, the apparatus comprising:
a first magnet that engages a corresponding magnetic element;
a first body including a cavity that defines a first lip, wherein the cavity contains one of the first magnet or the corresponding magnetic element, and wherein at least a portion of the first lip extends parallel to a plane of a face of one of the first magnet or the corresponding magnetic element;
a second body defining a second lip adapted to structurally engage the first lip, wherein at least a portion of the second lip extends parallel to a plane of a face of the other one of the first magnet or the corresponding magnetic element, and
wherein at least one of the first body and the second body includes a suction surface adapted to couple to the surface.
23. The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein the corresponding magnetic element includes at least one of a metal plate and a second magnet.
24. The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein the first body includes the suction surface and the first magnet.
25. The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein the second body includes the corresponding magnetic element.
26. The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein both the first lip and the second lip are fixed lips.
27. The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein the first lip is parallel to and offset from a bottom surface of the cavity.
28. The apparatus of claim 22 , further comprising a flux guide surrounding at least a portion of the first magnet to enhance magnetic force of the magnet.
29. The apparatus of claim 28 , wherein the flux guide is formed of metal.
30. The apparatus of claim 28 , wherein the flux guide is generally U-shaped.
31. The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein an outer surface of the other one of the first magnet or the corresponding magnetic element is generally rectangular.
32. The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein a back surface of the second lip engages a bearing surface of the first lip in a first coupled configuration and is adapted to be disengaged from the bearing surface in a second disengaged configuration.
33. The system of claim 22 , wherein the electronic device is at least one of a radar detector, a laser detector, a GPS device, or a dash camera.