Mount for wearable devices

1. A mount assembly for use in mounting a device to a user's article of clothing having a first side and a second side, the assembly comprising:

a non-magnetized ferromagnetic connector associated with the device, wherein the connector is integral to the device, or affixed to the device, or configured for attachment to the device;

a ferromagnetic member; and

a magnetic mount disc comprising

a first magnet having a pull force of about 10 pounds or greater, and a center of magnetic effect; and

a magnetic mount body housing the first magnet, wherein:

the magnetic mount body has an outer periphery:

a distance from the center of magnetic effect to a portion of the outer periphery that is furthest from the center of magnetic effect is in the range of about 1 inch to about 3 inches; and

the magnetic mount body is resiliently flexible;

wherein:

the magnetic mount disc is releasably securable at a desired location on the first side by positioning the ferromagnetic member on the second side so as to bring the first magnet and the ferromagnetic member into magnetic engagement;

the connector is releasably securable to the magnetic mount disc by bringing the connector into magnetic engagement with the first magnet;

the magnetic engagement between the first magnet and the ferromagnetic member may be broken by manual flexing of the outer periphery away from the ferromagnetic member; and

the connector is a curved connector substantially defining a ruled surface, being a surface in which for every notional point on the surface there is a notional straight line that lies on the surface, wherein in the ruled surface: the notional straight lines are all substantially parallel to each other; and the ruled surface comprises a curve.

2. The mount assembly of claim 1 , wherein the curved connector is a plate of substantially uniform thickness, wherein the curve comprises a cylindrical section with a constant radius and two opposed arc ends.

3. The mount assembly of claim 2 , wherein the curve further comprises: a planar extension at one of the arc ends; or a first planar extension at one of the arc ends and a second planar extension at the other of the arc ends.

4. The mount assembly of claim 1 , wherein the curve has an arc in the range of about 90 degrees to about 140 degrees.

5. The mount assembly of claim 4 , wherein the arc is about 110 degrees.

6. The mount assembly of claim 1 , wherein the curved connector comprises two spaced-apart bands.

7. The mount assembly of claim 1 , wherein:

the first magnet is a cylindrical rare-earth magnet with a magnet diameter;

the curved connector has a curved connector length, being a dimension measured parallel to the notional lines; and

a ratio of the magnet diameter to the curved connector length is in the range of 3:8 to 1:1.

8. The mount assembly of claim 7 , wherein the ratio is 5:8.

9. The mount assembly of claim 1 , wherein:

the first magnet is a cylindrical rare-earth magnet;

the first magnet is encapsulated within the magnetic mount body;

a substantially uniform thickness of the magnetic mount body overlies each pole of the rare-earth magnet; and

a pull force of the magnetic mount disc, being a pull force at the substantially uniform thickness of the magnetic mount body overlying one of the poles of the rare-earth magnet, is about 7 pounds or greater.

10. The mount assembly of claim 1 , wherein the outer periphery is circular.

11. The mount assembly of claim 1 , wherein the magnetic mount body comprises one or more of: a thermoplastic elastomer, a rubber and a silicone.

12. The mount assembly of claim 1 , wherein the magnetic mount body has:

a planar side;

a disc edge about the outer periphery; and

a truncated-cone side comprising:

a central frustum substantially parallel to the planar side; and

a conical annular section between the central frustum and the disc edge.

13. The mount assembly of claim 12 , further comprising one or more disc holes extending between the planar side and the truncated-cone side.

14. The mount assembly of claim 1 , wherein:

the first magnet is a cylindrical rare-earth magnet with a diameter of about 0.625 inches and thickness of 0.25 inches; and

the curved connector is a curved plate with a thickness of about 0.0625 inches and substantially defining a section of a cylinder wall of a right circular cylinder having:

a radius of about 0.5 inches;

an arc of about 110 degrees; and

a length, being the length of the plate measured parallel to a right circular cylinder axis, of about 1 inch.

15. The mount assembly of claim 1 ,

wherein the ferromagnetic member is a second magnet having a pull force of about 10 pounds or greater, and a second center of magnetic effect; and

further comprising a ferromagnetic mount body housing the second magnet, wherein:

the ferromagnetic mount body has a ferromagnetic mount body outer periphery;

a distance from the second center of magnetic effect to a portion of the ferromagnetic mount body outer periphery that is furthest from the second center of magnetic effect is in the range of about 1 inch to about 3 inches; and

the ferromagnetic mount body is resiliently flexible.

16. The mount assembly of claim 15 , wherein each of the first magnet and second magnet is a cylindrical rare-earth magnet.

17. The mount assembly of claim 15 , wherein one or both of the first magnet and second magnet is:

a cylindrical rare-earth magnet with an annular ridge; or

a cylindrical rare-earth magnet with an annular groove; or

two cylindrical rare-earth magnets and a ferromagnetic wafer, wherein the rare-earth magnets have a diameter, the wafer has a cross dimension greater than the diameter, and the wafer is interposed between, and in magnetic engagement with, the rare-earth magnets whereby a portion of the wafer projects from between the rare-earth magnets; or

a ring rare-earth magnet; or

a polygonal rare-earth magnet.