Remote control unit wall docking system

• US 8,695,934 B2
• Filed: 10/21/2011
• Issued: 04/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HKC-US, LLC
• Original Assignee: Palm Coast Imports, LLC
• Inventors: Jensen, Bradford B.
• Primary Examiner(s): King, Anita M
• Application Number:
  US13/317,569
• Publication Number:
  US 20120104197A1
• Time in Patent Office: 907 Days
• Field of Search: 248/205.1, 248/309.1, 248/309.4, 340/815.69, 341/22, 320/114, 320/115
• US Class Current: 248/205.1
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 2200/83 Use of a magnetic material
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/02 for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 2200/08 Foot or support base

Abstract

A detachable magnetic docking system for a handheld device comprises a docking plate having a major surface and a shell for the handheld device having a reverse surface. The major surface and the reverse surface are contoured to mate when adjacent one another to align the shell over the docking plate. Cooperative magnetic elements are located in the docking plate and in the shell to retain the handheld device on the docking plate. The contour of the major surface includes a recessed area. The handheld device having internal battery compartments located adjacent non-recessed areas of the major surface.

Claims

1. An article docking system comprising:

a handheld shell having a major reverse surface;

a docking surface;

cooperative magnetic elements located within the handheld shell and under the docking surface to retain the handheld shell against the docking surface when aligned thereon;

the major reverse surface and the docking surface having inverse conformed contours for aligning the handheld shell over the docking surface;

a docking station having a wall mounting plate and a docking station cover which snap fits over the wall mounting plate; and

,

the docking surface forming a major exterior surface of the docking station cover.

2. The article docking system claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

the major reverse surface comprising a rectangularly shaped recessed pocket surrounded by a flat contiguous surface.

3. The article docking system claimed in claim 2, further comprising:

battery compartments located in the handheld shell between sides of the recessed pocket and an exterior perimeter of the handheld shell.

4. The article docking system claimed in claim 2, further comprising:

permanent magnets located within the handheld shell adjacent the recessed pocket.

5. A detachable magnetic docking system for a handheld device, the system comprising:

a docking plate having a major surface;

a shell for the handheld device having a reverse surface;

the major surface and the reverse surface being contoured to mate when adjacent one another to align the shell over the docking plate;

cooperative magnetic elements located in the docking plate and in the shell to retain the handheld device on the docking plate;

the contour of the major surface including a recessed area;

the handheld device having internal battery compartments;

magnetically susceptible plates located in the docking station;

permanent magnets located within the handheld device adjacent the recessed area;

the recessed area being rectangular in shape with edges parallel to edges of the handheld device; and

,

battery compartments located within the handheld device between the recessed area and the edges of the handheld device.