US5320311A
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Bracket mounting assembly
Assignee: Motorola Solutions Inc
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Filing: 1992-11-30
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Granted: 1994-06-14
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Expires: 2012-11-30
Abstract
Abstract A mounting assembly for attachment to a housing comprising a bracket (10) having two side supports (14) separated by a horizontal bottom support (11) and at least one set of spacers (16, 18) having self-retaining means for connecting the spacers to one of the side supports (14) of the bracket (10). A ribbed extension (44) is disposed on an outside of one of the spacers (18) for slideably attaching to the housing (10). The spacers (16, 18) include means for incrementally rotating one of the spacers (18) with respect to the bracket (10) thus incrementally rotating the housing (10) when the housing (10) is attached to the spacers (16, 18).
Inventors
- 👤 Tyler D. Jensen
- 👤 William H. Robertson, Jr.
- 👤 Michael H. Bartlett
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 00:50
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R11/00; B60R11/02; F; F16; F16M; F16M11/00; F16M11/02; F16M11/04; F16M11/06; F16M11/10; F16M13/00; F16M13/02; B60R2011/0042; B60R2011/0049; B60R2011/0064; B60R2011/0066; B60R2011/008; B60R2011/0085; F16M2200/00; F16M2200/02; F16M2200/021; F16M2200/024
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
178 words
A mounting assembly for supporting a radio comprising: a bracket having a first side support and a second side support separated by a horizontal bottom support, at least one inner spacer having a first side and a second side, a) said first side of said inner spacer having self-retaining means for attaching to one of said side supports of said bracket, b) said second side of said inner spacer having gear teeth and a rim extending along a periphery of said gear teeth; and at least one outer spacer having a first side and a second side, a) said first side of said outer spacer having gear teeth for mating with said gear teeth of said inner spacer and incrementally rotating said outer spacer with respect to said inner spacer and at least two cantilevered snaps for attaching to said rim of said inner spacer so that said outer spacer is rotationally coupled with respect to said inner spacer, b) said second side of said outer spacer having a ribbed extension for being slideably attached to said radio.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
178 words
A mounting assembly for supporting a radio comprising: a bracket having a first side support and a second side support separated by a horizontal bottom support, at least one inner spacer having a first side and a second side, a) said first side of said inner spacer having self-retaining means for attaching to one of said side supports of said bracket, b) said second side of said inner spacer having gear teeth and a rim extending along a periphery of said gear teeth; and at least one outer spacer having a first side and a second side, a) said first side of said outer spacer having gear teeth for mating with said gear teeth of said inner spacer and incrementally rotating said outer spacer with respect to said inner spacer and at least two cantilevered snaps for attaching to said rim of said inner spacer so that said outer spacer is rotationally coupled with respect to said inner spacer, b) said second side of said outer spacer having a ribbed extension for being slideably attached to said radio.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
The mounting assembly of claim 1 further comprising a bearing surface centrally disposed on said first side of said outer spacer and an aperture centrally disposed through said inner spacer for receiving said bearing surface and symmetrically aligning said spacers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The mounting assembly of claim 1 wherein the number of cantilevered snaps is four.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The mounting assembly of claim 1 wherein said bracket comprises a pair of said spacers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
The mounting assembly of claim 1 further comprising a wing screw extending through an axis of the inner spacer and outer spacer and through an aperture in one of said side supports of said bracket for securely tightening said radio to said bracket.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
177 words
A radio and bracket assembly comprising: a radio, a U-shaped bracket having two side supports separated by a horizontal bottom support, 1) at least one inner spacer having a first side and a second side, a) said first side of said inner spacer having self-retaining means for attaching to one of said side supports of said bracket, b) said second side of said inner spacer having gear teeth and a rim extending along a periphery of said gear teeth; and 2) at least one outer spacer having a first side and a second side, a) said first side of said outer spacer having gear teeth for mating with said gear teeth of said inner spacer and for incrementally rotating said outer spacer with respect to said inner spacer and at least two cantilevered snaps for attaching to said rim of said inner spacer so that said outer spacer is rotationally coupled with respect to said inner spacer, and b) said second side of said outer spacer having a ribbed extension for being slideably attached to said radio.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
177 words
A radio and bracket assembly comprising: a radio, a U-shaped bracket having two side supports separated by a horizontal bottom support, 1) at least one inner spacer having a first side and a second side, a) said first side of said inner spacer having self-retaining means for attaching to one of said side supports of said bracket, b) said second side of said inner spacer having gear teeth and a rim extending along a periphery of said gear teeth; and 2) at least one outer spacer having a first side and a second side, a) said first side of said outer spacer having gear teeth for mating with said gear teeth of said inner spacer and for incrementally rotating said outer spacer with respect to said inner spacer and at least two cantilevered snaps for attaching to said rim of said inner spacer so that said outer spacer is rotationally coupled with respect to said inner spacer, and b) said second side of said outer spacer having a ribbed extension for being slideably attached to said radio.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
The assembly of claim 6 further comprising a bearing surface centrally disposed on said first side of said outer spacer and an aperture centrally disposed through said inner spacer for receiving said bearing surface and symmetrically aligning said spacers.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
The assembly of claim 6 wherein the number of cantilevered snaps is four.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
The assembly of claim 6 wherein said bracket comprises a pair of said spacers.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
42 words
The assembly of claim 6 further comprising a wing screw extending through an axis of the inner spacer and outer spacer and through an aperture in one of said side supports of said bracket for securely tightening said radio to said bracket.
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