Abstract:
Mounting a device to the wall for surveillance or other similar purposes may be performed without permanent screws or other tool-requiring components. One example device may include a mount plate, a number of magnets embedded in the mount plate, and a number of gravity reducing protrusions on the mount plate to provide a resting surface for a device mounted to the mount plate.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
       [0001]    This application claims priority to earlier filed provisional application No. 62/090,575 entitled “REMOTE TOOLLESS MOUNTING ACCESSORY”, filed on Dec. 11, 2014, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference herein. 
     
    
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
       [0002]    This application relates to an apparatus for mounting devices to a wall or more particularly to a mount that provides a removable mounting surface which can be used without tools and without a permanent attachment to the device to be mounted. 
       BACKGROUND 
       [0003]    Conventionally, a camera, sensor or other electronic device may be permanently affixed to a wall mount to provide a strategic angle for capturing video, sensory feedback or other information. In general, wall mounts are not as expensive as cameras and other devices, which reside on the surface of the mount. Also, the desire to monitor and utilize such monitoring devices in varying locations requires flexibility to remove the device from one mount to another mount without arduous removal requirements or certain hand tools. 
       SUMMARY 
       [0004]    One embodiment may include an apparatus that includes a mount plate with a front side and a rear side, a number of magnets embedded in the mount plate, and a number of gravity reducing protrusions on the front side of the mount plate to provide a resting surface for a device mounted to the mount plate. 
         [0005]    Another embodiment may include an apparatus that includes a mount plate a plurality of magnets embedded in the mount plate, and a plurality of gravity reducing protrusions on the mount plate to provide a resting surface for a device mounted to the mount plate, wherein the device comprises a mounting plate that is magnetically affixed to the mount plate via the plurality of magnets embedded in the mount plate. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0006]      FIG. 1  illustrates a wall mount and corresponding device configuration according to example embodiments. 
           [0007]      FIG. 2  illustrates an exploded view of the wall mount and corresponding device configuration according to example embodiments. 
           [0008]      FIG. 3  illustrates a front view of the mount plate with an electronic device interface according to example embodiments. 
           [0009]      FIG. 4  illustrates a reverse view of the mount plate according to example embodiments. 
           [0010]      FIG. 5  illustrates a front view of an alternative embodiment mount plate with a cable access slot according to example embodiments. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0011]    It will be readily understood that the components of the present application, as generally described and illustrated in the figures herein, may be arranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations. Thus, the following detailed description of the embodiments of an apparatus, and system configuration, as represented in the attached figures, is not intended to limit the scope of the application as claimed, but is merely representative of selected embodiments of the application. 
         [0012]    The features, structures, or characteristics of the application described throughout this specification may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. For example, the usage of the phrases “example embodiments”, “some embodiments”, or other similar language, throughout this specification refers to the fact that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment may be included in at least one embodiment of the present application. Thus, appearances of the phrases “example embodiments”, “in some embodiments”, “in other embodiments”, or other similar language, throughout this specification do not necessarily all refer to the same group of embodiments, and the described features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. 
         [0013]      FIG. 1  illustrates a wall mount and corresponding device configuration  100  according to example embodiments. Referring to  FIG. 1 , the device  130  may be a sensor housing, a camera, a video recording device, etc. The device has a mounting portion or ‘mounting plate’  120 , which is approximately the same size as the wall ‘mount plate’  110 . The device  130  and the mounting portion  120  may be readily placed and removed from the mount plate via a securing magnet that holds the device against the mount plate  110 . 
         [0014]      FIG. 2  illustrates an exploded view of the wall mount and corresponding device configuration according to example embodiments. Referring to  FIG. 2 , the exploded view demonstrates details of the mount plate  110  with a set of screw holes  114 . In this example, the mount plate  110  has a pair of holes  114  which may be used to mount the mount plate to a wall via screws or other affixing elements. Also, inside the body of the planar surface of the wall plate  110  may include a pair or series of single or double sided magnets which can hold the mount plate to the wall via a magnetic force and hold the device  130  and device mounting plate  120  to the mounting plate  110 . A pair of gravity reducing support tabs  116  may also offer the mounting plate  120  a male-to-female coupling to reduce the amount of gravity pulling against the weight of the device  130  in a mounted position. The male couplings  116  are illustrated on the mount plate  110  and the female couplings are on the mounting plate  120  (not shown). 
         [0015]      FIG. 3  illustrates a front view of the mount plate with an electronic device interface according to example embodiments. Referring to  FIG. 3 , the mount plate in this embodiment has a cable coupling interface  118  that is embedded in the body of the mount plate  110 . The interface could be any standard IEEE type cable interface, such as IEEE 1394 FIRE WIRE, USB, HDMI, ETHERNET, fiber optic cable, Coaxial, RCA or any other type of interface that provides communication and/or power to the attached device (not shown). 
         [0016]      FIG. 4  illustrates a reverse view of the mount plate according to example embodiments. Referring to  FIG. 4 , the mount plate  110  may have a plurality of magnets  117  embedded inside the mount plate  110 . The number of magnets may vary as appreciated by one skilled in the art, however, in this example there are two circular magnets mounted inside a circular magnet housing  115 . The housing may be smaller than the depth of the mount plate which is approximately 10 mm to 100 mm. The magnets are approximately one-inch in diameter and may be smaller or larger depending on the size of the mounting plate  110  and the weight of the device to be mounted. The magnets may be double-sided magnets with magnetic capabilities for mounting onto a metal wall surface and for receiving another magnet or a metal surface of a mounting plate. 
         [0017]      FIG. 5  illustrates a front view of an alternative embodiment mount plate with a cable access slot according to example embodiments. Referring to  FIG. 5 , the mount plate  110  may have a curved notch  119  which provides a passage for a cable or other wire. According to certain example embodiments, the mount plate  110  does not need to be screwed into a wall because of magnets on the back side of the mount plate  110 . In an alternate embodiment, the magnets may be positioned on the front side of the mount plate  110  (not shown). However, the holes  114  could be used for screwing a screw through the plate into the wall if deemed necessary or if no magnetic surface is available to receive the magnets of the mount plate  110 . The exposed magnets on the back will permit the plate to mount to a ferrous metal surface. For installations on other surfaces, screws and drywall anchors could also be used for the holes  114 . Also, adhesive could be used to mount the plate  110  to a glass or stone surface that the user would not want to create holes to engage the mount plate  110 . Additionally, double-sided magnets could be placed on the wall plate to attract the device for securing measures magnetically and holding it to the wall. The magnets are exposed on the back side to provide maximum attraction to the metal mounting surface. The front side of the mount plate  110  has a thin layer of plastic separating the magnets from the steel base of the camera or whatever device desired to be mounted on the front of mount plate. 
         [0018]    According to example embodiments, a series of mount plates  110  would be mounted in a variety of locations and a single device with a mounting plate  120  affixed thereto could be placed and removed with relative ease. For example, a user may want to monitor activity in the home office, bedroom, garage, backyard, front yard, etc., and the mount plates may be pre-installed and may provide a way to receive the device and hold it magnetically until the user decides to remove the device with a small level of force and mount it on another different mount plate in another location. 
         [0019]    It will be readily understood that the components of the embodiments, as generally described and illustrated in the figures herein, may be arranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations. Thus, the detailed description of the embodiments is not intended to limit the scope of the embodiments as claimed, but is merely representative of selected embodiments. 
         [0020]    Therefore, although the embodiments have been described based upon these preferred embodiments, it would be apparent to those of skill in the art that certain modifications, variations, and alternative constructions would be apparent, while remaining within the spirit and scope of the embodiments. In order to determine the metes and bounds of the embodiments, therefore, reference should be made to the appended claims.