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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2024
Applicant:
Nite Ize, Inc., Boulder, CO (US);
Inventor:
Bowden Ormsbee, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
Nite Ize, Inc., Boulder, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/11 (2006.01); H01F 7/02 (2006.01); H01R 13/62 (2006.01); H01R 24/20 (2011.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01); B60R 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/11 (2013.01); H01F 7/0252 (2013.01); H01R 13/6205 (2013.01); H01R 24/20 (2013.01); B60R 2011/007 (2013.01); B60R 11/0241 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for mounting an electronic device includes a socket and a stand, the stand having a ball portion. The socket and the ball portion include first magnetic material to hold the socket and the ball portion together in a position selected by a user, the socket further including a magnetic array, the magnetic array having magnetism to hold an electronic device to the socket. In one alternative, the first magnetic material is separate from the magnetic array.