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Swivel mount
Assignee: Ericsson Inc
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Filing: 1984-04-19
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Granted: 1986-10-14
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Expires: 2004-04-19
Abstract
Abstract A swivel mounting base utilizes a locking screw with a spherical nut to permit lock-in of a mounting surface at a desired position relative a mounting base. The mounting base is suitable for mounting on a hump or dash of a vehicle. The mounting surface is adapted to permit attachment of a user-device (such as a cellular radiotelephone control unit handset) to it. With use of a preferred embodiment, a user may attach the swivel mount at a desired point in a vehicle and rigidly position the user-device at a desired position relative to the mounting base. A fixed increment of tilting may be selectively rotated to any desired orientation so as to increase the maximum possible tilt adjustment.
Inventors
- 👤 David V. Bryant
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 21:09
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16M; F16M11/00; F16M11/02; F16M11/04; F16M11/06; F16M11/12; F16M11/14; B; B60; B60R; B60R11/00; B60R11/02; B60R11/0241; F16M13/00; F16M13/02; H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/02; H04M1/04; B60R2011/0042; B60R2011/008; B60R2011/0085; B60R2011/0089; F16M2200/00; F16M2200/02; F16M2200/021; F16M2200/022; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S224/00; Y10S224/929
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
158 words
A swivel mount, comprising: three separate elements including (1) a base element having a projecting convex spherical surface and a mating concentric interior spherical cavity with an aperture extending therethrough to said projecting convex spherical surface, (2) a mounting element having a concave spherical depression surface matching said projecting convex spherical surface of the base element and (3) a spherical element matingly housed within said interior spherical cavity of the base element; means, passing through said aperture in said base element, (1) for engaging said mounting element and said spherical element and (2) for permitting selective movements of said mounting element toward said spherical element to thereby selectively secure said three elements into a selected orientation with respect to each other; said mounting element including mounting holes therein for attaching a device thereto; and said mounting element and said spherical element being movable in tandem relative to said base element when engaged though not secured by said means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
158 words
A swivel mount, comprising: three separate elements including (1) a base element having a projecting convex spherical surface and a mating concentric interior spherical cavity with an aperture extending therethrough to said projecting convex spherical surface, (2) a mounting element having a concave spherical depression surface matching said projecting convex spherical surface of the base element and (3) a spherical element matingly housed within said interior spherical cavity of the base element; means, passing through said aperture in said base element, (1) for engaging said mounting element and said spherical element and (2) for permitting selective movements of said mounting element toward said spherical element to thereby selectively secure said three elements into a selected orientation with respect to each other; said mounting element including mounting holes therein for attaching a device thereto; and said mounting element and said spherical element being movable in tandem relative to said base element when engaged though not secured by said means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A swivel mount as in claim 1, wherein said tandem motion, permitted relative to said base element when said means is disengaged, is continuously adjustable.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
148 words
A swivel mount, comprising: three separate elements including (1) a base element having a projecting convex spherical surface and a mating concentric interior spherical cavity with an aperture extending therethrough to said projecting convex spherical surface, (2) a mounting element having a concave spherical depression surface matching said projecting convex spherical surface of the base element and (3) a spherical element matingly housed within said interior spherical cavity of the base element; means, passing through said aperture in said base element, (1) for engaging said mounting element and said spherical element and (2) for permitting selective movements of said mounting element toward said spherical element to thereby selectively secure said three elements into a selected orientation with respect to each other; said base element being rigidly fixed to a larger structure, and wherein a user-device attached to said mounting element is selectively positionable relative to said larger structure.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
148 words
A swivel mount, comprising: three separate elements including (1) a base element having a projecting convex spherical surface and a mating concentric interior spherical cavity with an aperture extending therethrough to said projecting convex spherical surface, (2) a mounting element having a concave spherical depression surface matching said projecting convex spherical surface of the base element and (3) a spherical element matingly housed within said interior spherical cavity of the base element; means, passing through said aperture in said base element, (1) for engaging said mounting element and said spherical element and (2) for permitting selective movements of said mounting element toward said spherical element to thereby selectively secure said three elements into a selected orientation with respect to each other; said base element being rigidly fixed to a larger structure, and wherein a user-device attached to said mounting element is selectively positionable relative to said larger structure.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
A swivel mount as in claim 3, wherein said base element and mounting element comprise molded plastic; a mobile telephone handset is attached to said mounting element; and said larger structure is the interior of a vehicle.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
131 words
A swivel mount providing an adjustable platform for a removable user-device, said swivel mount comprising: a hollow base having a protruding convex spherical surface and a concentric spherical surface disposed therebelow in a cavity with an aperture therethrough to said protruding convex spherical surface; a mounting element having a concave spherical depression which matches and is adjacent to said convex spherical surface of the base element; a cradle mounted on said mounting surface for receiving said removable user-device thereon; a spherical nut contained within said cavity which matches and is adjacent to the cavity's said concentric spherical surface; and a locking screw engaged with said mounting member and passing through said aperture which, when threadably engaged with said nut, fixes said base element and said mounting element relative to each other.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
131 words
A swivel mount providing an adjustable platform for a removable user-device, said swivel mount comprising: a hollow base having a protruding convex spherical surface and a concentric spherical surface disposed therebelow in a cavity with an aperture therethrough to said protruding convex spherical surface; a mounting element having a concave spherical depression which matches and is adjacent to said convex spherical surface of the base element; a cradle mounted on said mounting surface for receiving said removable user-device thereon; a spherical nut contained within said cavity which matches and is adjacent to the cavity's said concentric spherical surface; and a locking screw engaged with said mounting member and passing through said aperture which, when threadably engaged with said nut, fixes said base element and said mounting element relative to each other.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
A swivel mount as in claim 5, wherein said base and said mounting comprise molded plastic; and said user-device is a mobile telephone handset.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
47 words
A swivel mount as in claim 5, wherein said mounting element has a mounting surface inclined with a fixed increment of tilt relative to an imaginary surface normal to the axis of said screw whenever said base and said mounting element are fixed relative to each other.
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