Mounting mechanism for thermostatic devices

A mounting device for mounting a thermostatic device to a hydronic heating/cooling system, the mounting device comprising:

• a male section comprising a first flange and a first indentation beside the first flange, the male section having the first flange located at a lower end, the male section configured to attach to the thermostatic device;
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• a female section comprising a main body, a rotary sleeve, a locking mechanism, and a threaded end, the female section configured to attach to a component of the hydronic heating/cooling system by threading the threaded end onto the component of the hydronic heating/cooling system, the female section configured to attach to the male section by the locking mechanism locking onto the first indentation of the male section in a lock state when the rotary sleeve is rotated to a lock position, the locking mechanism releasing from the first indentation of the male section in an unlock state when the rotary sleeve is rotated to an unlock position along the main body, wherein the locking mechanism comprises at least one spherical object, the at least one spherical object locking into the first indentation when in the locked state, wherein the rotary sleeve comprises a mating surface having a varying depth around an inner side of the rotary sleeve, wherein when rotated between the lock position and the unlock position, changes a distance behind the at least one spherical object with the varying depth, wherein when the rotary sleeve is rotated to an unlock position, the distance behind the at least one spherical object is sufficient for the at least one spherical object to move outward when the flange pushes against the at least one spherical object allowing the female section to be removed from the male section, wherein the main body comprises a second flange and the rotary sleeve comprises a second indentation, and wherein the second flange mates with the second indentation to allow only rotational movement of the rotary sleeve without axial movement of the rotary sleeve in the axial direction.

An Internet of Things (IoT) component mountable in a hydronic heating/cooling system, the IoT component comprising:

• a IoT device;
• a male section comprising a first flange and a first indentation beside the first flange, the male section having a threaded lower end and the first flange located at an upper end, the male section configured to attach to a system component of the hydronic heating/cooling system by threading the threaded lower end onto the system component of the hydronic heating/cooling system;
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• a female section attached to the IoT device, the female section comprising a main body, a rotary sleeve, a plurality of spherical objects, a locking mechanism, and a stopper, the female section configured to attach to the male section by the plurality of spherical objects locking onto the first indentation of the male section in a lock state when the rotary sleeve is in a lock position along the main body, the plurality of spherical objects releasing from the first indentation of the male section in a release state when the rotary sleeve is in an unlock position along the main body, the stopper maintaining the lock state by preventing the rotary sleeve from rotating without a rotational force provided by an installer, wherein the locking mechanism comprises at least one spherical object, the at least one spherical object locking into the first indentation when in the locked state, wherein the rotary sleeve comprises a mating surface having a varying depth around an inner side of the rotary sleeve, wherein when rotated between the lock position and the unlock position, changes a distance behind the at least one spherical object with the varying depth, wherein when the rotary sleeve is rotated to an unlock position, the distance behind the at least one spherical object is sufficient for the at least one spherical object to move outward when the flange pushes against the at least one spherical object allowing the female section to be removed from the male section, wherein the main body comprises a second flange and the rotary sleeve comprises a second indentation, and wherein the second flange mates with the second indentation to allow only rotational movement of the rotary sleeve without axial movement of the rotary sleeve in the axial direction.