Bracket device

Claim 2

Bracket apparatus comprising at least two anchoring means pivotally mounted to adapt their projected end portions to be disposed in an opening between opposite edge portions of a base structure to which the bracket is intended to mount, means for inducing a scissors-like spread of said anchoring means to have remote portions thereof engage to the said opposite edge portions of said base structure, means defining a mounting device interconnected with said anchoring means and adapted to be supported thereby and in a fixed relation thereto, said anchoring means being formed by a plurality of arm-like elements having a common means to which they mount, a first portion of said arm-like elements providing one of said two anchoring means and mounting means extending in a sense transversely thereof and movable relative thereto which mounts in turn a device which is movable to and retractable from a further portion of said arm-like elements which forms a second of said anchoring means, said device providing said means for inducing said scissors-like spread of said anchoring means, being a screw and said transversely extending means being a pivot which is mounted for rotative movement in said first portion of said arm-like elements.

Claim 3

Bracket apparatus arranged to support a mounting device for an antenna or like object comprising at least two arm-like means pivotally related by pivot means and adapted thereby to position in an adjacent side by side relation or be pivotally adjusted in scissors-like fashion, said pivot means being positioned more remote from one end of said arm-like means than the other, means mounted to and extending laterally of one of said two arm-like means to normally dispose free of and in a sense transverse to the other of said two arm-like means, said laterally extending means being rotatably mounted to said one of said two arm-like means and being positioned intermediate the location of said pivot means and said one end of said one of said arm-like means and mounting in connection therewith means adapted to be variably projected therefrom to engage and apply pressure to said other of said two arm-like means when the ends of said two armlike means more remote from said pivot means are disposed in an opening between opposite edge portions of a base structure to which the bracket is intended to mount whereby to cause said arm-like means to be spread and forced into clamping relation with said opposite edge portions between which they are disposed.

Claim 4

Bracket apparatus arranged to support a mounting device for an antenna or like object comprising at least two arm-like means pivotally related by pivot means and adapted thereby to position in an adjacent side by side relation or be pivotally adjusted in scissors-like fashion, said pivot means being positioned more remote from one end of said arm-like means than the other, means mounted to and extending laterally of one of said two arm-like means to normally dispose free of and in a sense transverse to the other of said two arm-like means, said laterally extending means being rotatably mounted to said one of said two arm-like means and being positioned intermediate the location of said pivot means and said one end of said one of said arm-like means and mounting in connection therewith means adapted to be variably projected therefrom to engage and apply pressure to said other of said two arm-like means when the ends of said two armlike means more remote from said pivot means are disposed in an opening between opposite edge portions of a base structure to which the bracket is intended to mount whereby to cause said arm-like means to be spread and forced into clamping relation with said opposite edge portions between which they are disposed.

Claim 5

Bracket apparatus comprising at least two arm-like means pivotally related by pivot means and adapted thereby to position in adjacent side by side relation or be pivotally adjusted in scissors-like fashion, means mounted to and extending laterally of one of said two arm-like means to normally dispose free of and in a sense transverse to the other of said arm-like means, said laterally extending means mounting in connection therewith means adapted to be variably projected therefrom to engage and apply pressure to said other of said two arm-like means when ends of said two arm-like means remote from their pivotal connection are disposed in an opening between opposite edge portions of a base structure to which the bracket is intended to mount whereby to cause said arm-like means to be spread and forced into clamping relation with said opposite edge portions between which they are disposed, said one of said arm-like means being comprised of a pair of arm-like elements having apertures therein which are adapted to be transversely aligned and sized to receive said laterally extending means, said laterally extending means providing a transversely disposed pivot which forms a bridge between said arm-like elements to provide for their conjoint pivoting movement with respect to said other of said two arm-like means.

Claim 6

Bracket apparatus comprising at least two arm-like means pivotally related by pivot means and adapted thereby to position in adjacent side by side relation or be pivotally adjusted in scissors-like fashion, means mounted to and extending laterally of one of said two arm-like means to normally dispose free of and in a sense transverse to the other of said arm-like means, said laterally extending means mounting in connection therewith means adapted to be variably projected therefrom to engage and apply pressure to said other of said two arm-like means when ends of said two arm-like means remote from their pivotal connection are disposed in an opening between opposite edge portions of a base structure to which the bracket is intended to mount whereby to cause said arm-like means to be spread and forced into clamping relation with said opposite edge portions between which they are disposed, said one of said arm-like means being comprised of a pair of arm-like elements having apertures therein which are adapted to be transversely aligned and sized to receive said laterally extending means, said laterally extending means providing a transversely disposed pivot which forms a bridge between said arm-like elements to provide for their conjoint pivoting movement with respect to said other of said two arm-like means.

Claim 7

Bracket apparatus as in claim 3 characterized by the size of said aligned apertures in said bridged pair of arm-like elements is such to permit freedom of motion of said transversely disposed pivot within the bounds thereof as well as rotative movement thereof with respect thereto.

Claim 8

Bracket apparatus as in claim 3 wherein both said two arm-like means comprise arm-like elements and said arm-like elements are each flat plate-like elements having notches in their portions which are disposed to provide remote side edges of said two arm-like means and adapted thereby to accommodate, said opposite edge portions of said base structure as said arm-like means are spread therebetween.

Claim 9

Bracket apparatus as in claim 3 characterized in that said other of said arm-like means comprises a single arm element which orients to move in a plane intermediate of and parallel to the planes defined by said pair of said arm-like elements.

Claim 10

Bracket apparatus comprising at least two anchoring means pivotally mounted to adapt their projected end portions to be disposed in an opening between opposite edge portions of a base structure to which the bracket is intended to mount, means for inducing a scissors-like spread of said anchoring means to have remote portions thereof engage to the said opposite edge portions of said base structure, means defining a mounting device interconnected with said anchoring means and adapted to be supported thereby and in a fixed relation thereto, said anchoring means being formed by a plurality of arm-like elements having a common means to which they mount, a first portion of said arm-like elements providing one of said two anchoring means and mounting means extending in a sense transversely thereof and movable relative thereto which mounts in turn a device which is movable to and retractable from a further portion of said arm-like elements which forms a second of said anchoring means, said device, providing said means for inducing said scissors-like spread of said anchoring means, being a screw which is projectable to and retractable from an arm element which forms said further portion of said arm-like elements and includes in an edge thereof adjacent said screw a recess in which said screw is adapted to seat to induce the pressured spread of the respective portions of said arm-like elements constituting said anchoring means.

Claim 11

Bracket apparatus comprising at least two anchoring means pivotally mounted to adapt their projected end portions to be disposed in an opening between opposite edge portions of a base structure to which the bracket is intended to mount, means for inducing a scissors-like spread of said anchoring means to have remote portions thereof engage to the said opposite edge portions of said base structure, means defining a mounting device interconnected with said anchoring means and adapted to be supported thereby and in a fixed relation thereto, said anchoring means being formed by a plurality of arm-like elements having a common means to which they mount, a first portion of said arm-like elements providing one of said two anchoring means and mounting means extending in a sense transversely thereof and movable relative thereto which mounts in turn a device which is movable to and retractable from a further portion of said arm-like elements which forms a second of said anchoring means, said device, providing said means for inducing said scissors-like spread of said anchoring means, being a screw which is projectable to and retractable from an arm element which forms said further portion of said arm-like elements and includes in an edge thereof adjacent said screw a recess in which said screw is adapted to seat to induce the pressured spread of the respective portions of said arm-like elements constituting said anchoring means.

Claim 12

Bracket apparatus comprising at least two arm-like means pivotally related by pivot means and adapted thereby to position in adjacent side by side relation or be pivotally adjusted in scissors-like fashion, means mounted to and extending laterally of one of said arm-like means to normally dispose free of and in a sense transverse to the other of said two arm-like means, said laterally extending means mounting in connection therewith means adapted to be variably projected therefrom to apply pressure to said other of said two arm-like means when ends of said two armlike means remote from their pivotal connection are disposed in an opening between opposite edge portions of a base structure to which the bracket is intended to mount whereby to cause said arm-like means to be spread and forced into clamping engagement with said opposite edge portions between which they are disposed, said one arm-like means comprising two lever-like arm elements having said other arm-like means disposed therebetween, at least in part, in the pivotal connection thereof thereto.

Claim 13

Bracket apparatus comprising at least two arm-like means pivotally related by pivot means and adapted thereby to position in adjacent side by side relation or be pivotally adjusted in scissors-like fashion, means mounted to and extending laterally of one of said arm-like means to normally dispose free of and in a sense transverse to the other of said two arm-like means, said laterally extending means mounting in connection therewith means adapted to be variably projected therefrom to apply pressure to said other of said two arm-like means when ends of said two armlike means remote from their pivotal connection are disposed in an opening between opposite edge portions of a base structure to which the bracket is intended to mount whereby to cause said arm-like means to be spread and forced into clamping engagement with said opposite edge portions between which they are disposed, said one arm-like means comprising two lever-like arm elements having said other arm-like means disposed therebetween, at least in part, in the pivotal connection thereof thereto.

Claim 14

Bracket apparatus comprising at least two arm-like means pivotally related by pivot means and adapted thereby to position in adjacent side by side relation or be pivotally adjusted in scissors-like fashion, means mounted to and extending laterally of one of said arm-like means to normally dispose free of and in a sense transverse to the other of said two arm-like means, said laterally extending means mounting in connection therewith means adapted to be variably projected therefrom to apply pressure to said other of said two arm-like means when ends of said two arm-like means remote from their pivotal connection are disposed in an opening between opposite edge portions of a base structure to which the bracket is intended to mount whereby to cause said arm-like means to be spread and forced into clamping engagement with said opposite edge portions between which they are disposed, said variably projectible means being a screw-like device which is threadedly engaged with said laterally extending means and arranged to be projected therethrough to engage with and apply pressure to said other of said arm-like means.

Claim 15

Bracket apparatus comprising at least two arm-like means pivotally related by pivot means and adapted thereby to position in adjacent side by side relation or be pivotally adjusted in scissors-like fashion, means mounted to and extending laterally of one of said arm-like means to normally dispose free of and in a sense transverse to the other of said two arm-like means, said laterally extending means mounting in connection therewith means adapted to be variably projected therefrom to apply pressure to said other of said two arm-like means when ends of said two arm-like means remote from their pivotal connection are disposed in an opening between opposite edge portions of a base structure to which the bracket is intended to mount whereby to cause said arm-like means to be spread and forced into clamping engagement with said opposite edge portions between which they are disposed, said variably projectible means being a screw-like device which is threadedly engaged with said laterally extending means and arranged to be projected therethrough to engage with and apply pressure to said other of said arm-like means.

Claim 16

Bracket apparatus as in claim 9 wherein at least said other of said arm-like means has a plate-like form and is mounted to dispose in a plane commonly occupied by said screw-like device.

Claim 17

Bracket apparatus as in claim 10 wherein said other of said arm-like means has a notch in the surface thereof adjacent an end of said screw-like device, a means defining the inner extremity of which notch has an arcuate form providing for said screw-like device to be advanced to bear and variably locate thereon, along the length thereof, in accordance with the relative positions of said arm-like means in the lock thereof in an opening in the base structure to which the bracket is mounted.

Claim 18

Bracket apparatus as in claim 2 wherein said other of said arm-like means is comprised of a single plate-like arm member positioned between a pair of additional arm members of which said one arm-like means is comprised, said additional arm members having aligned apertures to accommodate end portions of said laterally extending means, accommodated in said aperatures to provide freedom of relative rotary motion of said laterally extending means, and said means mounting in connection with said laterally extending means is a screw device which may be thrust therethrough, in threaded engagement therewith, and variably projected therefrom to dispose in an edge portion of said arm element of which said other of said arm-like means is comprised, to spread said arm-like means to lock the same against opposite edge portions of an opening in a base structure, and means threadedly engaged with the screw device to be positioned thereon and adjusted to maintain a locked relation of said arm-like means to said base structure.

Claim 19

Bracket apparatus as in claim 12 characterized by remote edge portions of said arm-like means having notches to accommodate therein opposite edge portions of means defining an opening in a base structure to which the bracket apparatus is applied.