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Ball mounted mounting device

a technology of mounting device and mounting bracket, which is applied in the direction of machine supports, building scaffolds, other domestic objects, etc., can solve the problems of difficult positioning or control, device mechanical complexity and high cost, and is not commonly used in the support device for hand held electronics, etc., to achieve the effect of improving positionability

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-01-19
DOBBINS DAVID R
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"The present invention provides a support arm with a non-axial alignment between the mounting fixtures, allowing for positioning at greater angles. The ball mounting fixture can be a cam-over-center locking mechanism or a sphere-gripping clamp that can index to multiple positions. The gripping area of each support arm clamp has a clearance allowance to accommodate rubber pads as vibration buffers. The support arm can also have a suction mount or a friction mount to replace the bolt-on flange. The invention also provides a multi-conforming mount that works in cooperation with the bolt-on flange. The technical effects of the invention include improved positioning flexibility, reduced vibration, and improved stability."

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A variety of devices have been developed to provide supports for hand held electronics and other similar sized objects and they are often difficult to position or difficult to control.
Some of these devices are mechanically complex and expensive.
While these two devices have relevance to their own fields of interest, they are not commonly used in support devices for hand held electronics.
Thus, the prior devices all have the shortcomings of not being easily adjustable and being mechanically complex.

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[0048] The present invention will hereinafter be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein the mounting device for the present invention is shown as 10 in FIG. 1.

[0049] As seen in FIG. 1, a basic support arm 14 and bolt-on mounting fixture assembly 12 with an axis drawn between the ball pivot and contact surface of each fixture is shown. One of skill in the art will appreciate that the intended offset of the Support Arm Assembly in the exemplary embodiment shown is above the axis, i.e., although offsets may be in alternative positions with respect to the axis. This arrangement is both pivotable, in relation to the Mounting Fixtures, around the center of each spherical contact surface, and rotatable around the sphere-to-sphere axis. By avoiding a mechanism with the bulk of the arm body between, or axially aligned with the ball pivot points, a greater combination of mounting angles may be accommodated over the previous attempts of the background art. Thus, the bo...

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Abstract

An adaptable mounting apparatus for hand-held electronic device(s) includes at least one mounting fixture connected by a positionable support arm; wherein the support arm is capable of clamping or locking either end to a spherical ball-mounting fixture and the support arm is in a non-axial alignment between the mounting fixtures.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to an adaptable mounting apparatus for hand-held electronics, and more particularly to an adaptable mounting apparatus including mounting fixtures connected by a positionable support arm. The support arm, may be arranged to clamp or lock by either end to a variety of mounting fixtures, e.g., including a spherical ball-mounting fixture. [0003] 2. Description of the Background Art [0004] It is often desirable to provide a mount for a hand held electronics so that they can be placed in comfortable and advantageous position. A variety of devices have been developed to provide supports for hand held electronics and other similar sized objects and they are often difficult to position or difficult to control. Some of these devices are mechanically complex and expensive. [0005] U.S. Pat. No. 4,493,344 describes a mechanical plug device which is used to seal the end of a piper conduit. The devic...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): E04G3/00
CPCB60R11/00F16M2200/065B60R2011/0056B60R2011/0068B60R2011/0089F16C11/106F16M11/04F16M11/10F16M11/14F16M11/2035F16M11/2057F16M11/2078F16M13/00F16M13/02F16M2200/02F16M2200/022F16M2200/024F16M2200/044B60R11/02
Inventor DOBBINS, DAVID R.
Owner DOBBINS DAVID R