Patent ID: 11943380
Assignee: NITE IZE, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B | IPC B  H

Claim 18:
19. A method of holding an electronic device, the method comprising:
providing a mount, the mount including:
a socket having a shell, a magnetic array arranged in a circle, and a socket magnet;
a stand, the stand having a ball portion, the ball portion composed of magnetic material;
wherein magnetic attraction between ball portion and the socket magnet hold the stand and the socket together in a position on the ball portion selected by a user and the magnetic array having magnetism to hold an electronic device to the socket;
placing the electronic device proximate to the magnetic array and holding the electronic device with the magnetic array;
placing the socket magnet on the ball and holding the socket to the stand;
positioning the electronic device in a desired position and holding it in place with the mount.