Rotational Mount For Hand-Held Electronics
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1. A display for a hand-held electronics device, comprising:
- a mounting member for supporting the hand-held, said mounting member being freely pivotable about a pivoting axis that is at an angle relative to the vertical; and
a weight carried by the mounting member substantially in a plane that is normal to said axis, wherein the center of mass of said weight is off-set relative to said pivoting axis, in a manner so that said weight causes said mounting member to naturally return to an initial display position via the force of gravity exerted on said weight.
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Abstract
The invention is a rotational mount for use in displaying hand-held consumer electronics in a retail environment. The rotational mount allows the hand-held to freely pivot in rotation on the display. The mount may automatically return to an initial orientation.
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14 Claims
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1. A display for a hand-held electronics device, comprising:
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a mounting member for supporting the hand-held, said mounting member being freely pivotable about a pivoting axis that is at an angle relative to the vertical; and a weight carried by the mounting member substantially in a plane that is normal to said axis, wherein the center of mass of said weight is off-set relative to said pivoting axis, in a manner so that said weight causes said mounting member to naturally return to an initial display position via the force of gravity exerted on said weight. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A display for a hand-held electronics device, comprising:
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a mounting member for supporting the hand-held, said mounting member being pivotable about a pivoting axis, said mounting member supporting the hand-held at an angle relative to a vertical axis; a weight carried by the mounting member, wherein the mass of said weight is off-set relative to said pivoting axis, in a manner so that said weight biases said mounting member to naturally return to an initial display position via the force of gravity exerted on said weight, and further detent means for selectively positioning said mounting member at preselected rotational positions, and releasably holding said mounting member in position a selected one of said rotational positions in opposition to the bias of said weight.
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8. For use in a retail display environment, a rotational mount for a hand-held electronics device, comprising:
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a mounting member for supporting the hand-held, said mounting member being pivotable about a pivoting axis, said mounting member supporting the hand-held at an angle relative to a vertical axis; and a weight carried by the mounting member, wherein the mass of said weight is off-set relative to said pivoting axis, in a manner so that said weight biases said mounting member to naturally cause said mounting member to return to an initial display position via the force of gravity.
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9. A display for a hand-held electronics device, comprising:
a mounting member for supporting the hand-held, said mounting member being freely pivotable in rotation about a pivoting axis, wherein said mounting member includes a body portion and an electrical swivel received within said body portion, for transmitting power to the hand-held while allowing the mounting member to freely pivot, to thereby power the hand-held while the hand-held is supported by the mounting member. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A display for a hand-held electronics device, comprising:
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a mounting member for supporting the hand-held, said mounting member being freely pivotable in rotation about a pivoting axis, wherein said mounting member includes a body portion; and an adaptor member shaped for supporting a specific hand-held, said adaptor member being releasably connected to said mounting member. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A method for display a hand-held electronics device, comprising:
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mounting the device to a surface in a manner so that the device may freely pivot in rotation for displaying the device at different visual orientations; causing the device to automatically return to an optimum display orientation after a user rotates the device; and providing power to the device substantially coaxially with the axis of rotation, in a manner so that the device is powered regardless of the rotational position of the device.
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