Mobile Tripod Mounting Plate With Magnetic Flush Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mobile mounting systems for devices lack a compact and efficient design that allows for easy deployment and retraction, often snagging on clothing and obstructing the device's use in various orientations.
Innovation Solution
A tripod mounting system featuring a device case with magnetic elements and a mobile tripod with a pivotable leg assembly that deploys into a stable footprint, using magnetic coupling for secure attachment and a pivot control assembly for adjustable orientation, allowing for quick mounting and dismounting without protruding features.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If a mobile tripod mounting system uses protruding features for attachment, then the attachment strength is improved, but the device becomes prone to snagging on clothing and obstructing device use
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical attachment features (protruding clips, latches, or mechanical fasteners) with a magnetic attachment system. The magnetic elements provide sufficient attachment strength to hold the device securely while maintaining a flush, low-profile mounting plate that does not protrude from the device case, thereby eliminating snagging issues and improving usability.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the tripod leg assembly is always extended for stability, then the mounting stability is improved, but the device becomes bulky and difficult to carry
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic leg assembly that can transition between extended and retracted positions. The legs are designed to be extendable when mounting stability is needed and retractable when portability is required, allowing the device to adapt its configuration based on the operational context. This dynamic capability resolves the contradiction between stability and compactness.
Solution Approach 2:
The tripod leg assembly is designed to nest within the device case when retracted, with the legs folding or collapsing into a compact configuration that fits within the available space in the device housing. This nesting arrangement minimizes the volume occupied by the tripod when not in use, making the device easier to carry while maintaining full functionality when deployed.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the tripod mounting system includes multiple adjustment mechanisms for orientation, then the adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a universal pivot control assembly that can accommodate multiple mounting orientations (portrait, landscape, and various angles) through a single standardized mechanism. This pivot assembly provides rotational adjustment capability that works across different device configurations and mounting scenarios, delivering high adaptability without requiring multiple specialized mechanisms for each orientation, thereby controlling complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables secure, compact, and versatile device mounting that minimizes snagging and maximizes usability across different orientations, facilitating easy handling and positioning for tasks like photography.
Implementation Method 1
using magnetic coupling for secure attachment
Data Source
AI summary
One variation of a mobile tripod includes a device case, including a first set of magnetic elements, and a tripod including: a mounting plate defining a leg receptacle and an aperture; a second set of magnetic elements arranged about the leg receptacle and configured to couple to the first set of magnetic elements to retain the mounting plate against the device case; a set of socket sections coupled to the mounting plate, arranged within the aperture, and defining a socket; a leg assembly configured to seat within the leg receptacle in a retracted position and deploy outward from the exterior face of the device case to mount to a base surface in a deployed position; a spherical end, coupled to the leg assembly, and configured to rotate within the socket, encapsulated by the set of socket sections, to pivot the leg assembly between the retracted position and the deployed position.