Dash cam mount

Abstract

A mount for an electronic device includes a suction cup defining a front face attachable to a flat surface and an opposed rear face, a plunger having a plunger head attached to the rear face of the suction cup and a plunger arm extending away from the plunger head, a plunger stator defining a guide passage through which the plunger arm reciprocates relative to the plunger stator, a plunger actuator movably engaged with the plunger arm on an opposite side of the guide passage as the plunger head, an adapter attached to the plunger stator on the same side of the guide passage as the plunger head, the adapter defining an opening through which the plunger arm extends and a wire routing channel at least partially around a periphery of the adapter, and a mounting arm extending from the adapter and connectable to an electronic device.

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         12 . A mount for an electronic device, the mount comprising:
 a plurality of double-sided adhesive tape pieces, each of the double-sided adhesive tape pieces defining a front side attachable to a flat surface and an opposed rear side;   a strip of separable panels, each of the separable panels defining a front side attached to the rear side of a respective one of the double-sided adhesive tape pieces and an opposed rear side defining a wire routing guide; and   a mounting arm extending from one end of the strip and connectable to an electronic device.   
     
     
         13 . The mount of  claim 12 , wherein the wire routing guide of each of the separable panels comprises a clip that extends from the rear side of the panel. 
     
     
         14 . The mount of  claim 13 , wherein the clip of each of the separable panels defines a closed end where the clip extends from the rear side of the panel and an open end where the clip terminates to form a gap between the clip and the rear side of the panel. 
     
     
         15 . The mount of  claim 14 , wherein the clips of adjacent panels from among the separable panels are arranged closed end to open end in a direction of the strip. 
     
     
         16 . The mount of  claim 14 , wherein the open end of each of the clips comprises a protrusion extending toward the rear side of the panel, the protrusion defining a wire retaining recess between the closed end and the open end of the clip. 
     
     
         17 . The mount of  claim 12 , wherein the rear sides of the separable panels collectively define a wire routing channel. 
     
     
         18 . The mount of  claim 12 , wherein the rear sides of the separable panels define a notch between adjacent ones of the separable panels. 
     
     
         19 . The mount of  claim 12 , wherein one or more of the separable panels has a first thickness at a border thereof and a second thickness interior of the border, the first thickness being less than the second thickness. 
     
     
         20 . The mount of  claim 12 , wherein the strip of separable panels is made of a synthetic polymer. 
     
     
         21 . The mount of  claim 12 , wherein the mounting arm defines a wire routing channel aligned with the wire routing guide of one or more of the separable panels. 
     
     
         22 . The mount of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 a device connector having a plug insertable into the electronic device, a first knuckle defining a hinge axis, and a wire;   wherein the mounting arm has a second knuckle rotationally engageable with the first knuckle by insertion of a pin along the hinge axis.   
     
     
         23 . The mount of  claim 22 , wherein the wire routing guide of each of the separable panels comprises a clip that extends from the rear side of the panel. 
     
     
         24 . The mount of  claim 23 , wherein the clip of each of the separable panels defines a closed end where the clip extends from the rear side of the panel and an open end where the clip terminates to form a gap between the clip and the rear side of the panel, the gap being smaller than a diameter of the wire. 
     
     
         25 . The mount of  claim 24 , wherein the open end of each of the clips comprises a protrusion extending toward the rear side of the panel, the protrusion defining a wire retaining recess between the closed end and the open end of the clip. 
     
     
         26 . The mount of  claim 25 , wherein a distance between the rear side of each panel and the wire retaining recess is at least as great as the diameter of the wire. 
     
     
         27 . The mount of  claim 25 , wherein the mounting arm defines a wire routing channel aligned with the wire routing guide of one or more of the separable panels, and a distance between the wire routing channel and the retaining recess is at least as great as the diameter of the wire. 
     
     
         28 . The mount of  claim 15 , wherein the clips of adjacent panels from among the separable panels are arranged in an alternating pattern of oppositely facing open ends. 
     
     
         29 . The mount of  claim 12 , further comprising a tab integrally formed with the strip of separable panels, wherein the mounting arm includes a tray that receives the tab. 
     
     
         30 . The mount of  claim 12 , further comprising an additional double-sided adhesive tape piece defining a front side attachable to the flat surface and an opposed rear side attached to the mounting arm. 
     
     
         31 . The mount of  claim 12 , wherein the electronic device is a dash cam.