Patent ID: 11897396
Assignee: PEAK DESIGN
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  G  H | IPC B  F  H

Claim 0:
1. A mounting system comprising:
a device case comprising:
a back side
an insert in the back side:
comprising a bore; and
defining at least one undercut section about the bore configured to transiently mate with a boss of a mobile device mount;

a first set of magnetic or ferromagnetic elements in the back side of the device case arranged in a first pattern about the bore; and

a mobile device mount comprising:
a body;
a boss:
extending from an inner face of the body; and
configured to insert into the bore of the device case;

a second set of magnetic or ferromagnetic elements
arranged in a second pattern about the boss; and
configured to transiently couple to the first set of magnetic or ferromagnetic elements in the back side of the device case to align the boss with the bore of the insert of the device case, to transiently retain the mount against a rear face of the device case; and

a guard or pad layer configured to abut the inner face of the body of the mobile device mount with the back side of the device case to stabilize the boss within the insert.