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US 10,961,730 B2Granted
Mounting unit for partition mount
AssigneeZipwall, LLC
InventorJeffrey P. Whittemore
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Abstract
A mounting unit of a partition mount system that removably secures a sheet of material includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion has a first end and a second end opposite the first end and a pivot on a lower surface thereof. The second portion has a first end and a second end opposite the first end and is configured to mate with the first portion. The first end of the second portion is wider than the second end of the second portion. The first portion and second portion are configured to secure a sheet of material therebetween.
Claims16
A mount system comprising:
- a mounting unit that removably secures a sheet of material comprising:
- a first portion having a socket on a lower surface thereof;
- and
- a second portion configured to mate with the first portion;
- wherein the first portion and second portion are configured to secure a sheet of material therebetween;
- an elongated adjustable-length pole having a foot end and a head end, the elongated adjustable-length pole being adjustable in length between the foot end and the head end and has a longitudinal axis;
- and
- a pivot joint ball at the head end of the elongated adjustable-length pole configured to mate with the socket, the pivot joint ball having an ovoid shape such that a bottom portion of the pivot joint ball is wider than a top portion of the pivot joint ball, the top portion of the pivot joint ball being rounded,
- wherein the pivot joint ball comprises:
- a bottom portion having a first radius of curvature;
- a top portion having a second radius of curvature larger than the first radius of curvature;
- wherein the top portion is tapered toward the bottom portion such that the tapered portion has a third radius of curvature larger than the first radius of curvature and the second radius of curvature;
- and
- wherein walls of the pivot joint ball are continuous from the bottom portion to a center of the top portion.
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