US 12,453,406 B2
Magnetic coupler for an article of wear
Jonathan Hatcher, Daytona Beach, FL (US); and Mark Eastwood, Scottsdale, AZ (US)
Assigned to Axon Enterprise, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ (US)
Filed by Axon Enterprise, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ (US)
Filed on May 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/141,793.
Application 18/141,793 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2021/057427, filed on Oct. 29, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/107,946, filed on Oct. 30, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0365961 A1, Nov. 7, 2024
Int. Cl. A45F 5/02 (2006.01); F16B 2/20 (2006.01); A45F 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC A45F 5/02 (2013.01) [F16B 2/20 (2013.01); A45F 2005/023 (2013.01); A45F 5/1533 (2025.01); F16B 2200/83 (2023.08)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A coupler comprising:
a back plate comprising a first magnetic material; and
a front plate comprising:
a mount interface configured to couple to a provided accessory device;
a slot extending between an open end and a closed end; and
a second magnetic material; wherein:
the first magnetic material of the back plate is configured to cooperate with the second magnetic material of the front plate in a first direction to releasably secure the front plate to the back plate; and
the slot is configured to receive a portion of a provided article of wear in a second direction to couple the front plate to the provided article of wear, wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the open end of the slot is disposed proximal to the mount interface, and wherein the closed end of the slot is disposed distal to the mount interface.