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Powered wall mount for a portable electronic device

  • US 9,935,440 B1
  • Filed: 10/11/2017
  • Issued: 04/03/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A powered wall mount installable onto a wall at or near an electrical outlet, the electrical outlet having a pair of terminals to supply the electrical outlet with mains power, the powered wall mount comprising:

  • a cover plate having at least one opening, the cover plate to cover the electrical outlet without blocking any sockets of the electrical outlet, the cover plate including a pair of resilient contacts to resiliently contact respective terminals of the pair of terminals of the electrical outlet upon mating of the cover plate with the electrical outlet and thereby receive mains power;

    a mount head, separate from the cover plate, including;

    a device mounting surface;

    at least one magnetic connector to hold a portable electronic device at the device mounting surface; and

    a power transfer mechanism to transfer power to the portable electronic device when held at the device mounting surface by the at least one magnetic connector;

    power conversion circuitry in electrical communication with the pair of resilient contacts of the cover plate and with the power transfer mechanism of the mount head, the power conversion circuitry to convert the mains power supplied by the electric terminals into converted alternating current (AC) or direct current (DC) electric power for powering the power transfer mechanism; and

    a power cable to conduct either the mains power or the converted AC or DC electric power from the cover plate to the mount head.

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