Multiple position accessory mount
AssigneeFca US LLC
InventorsCole T Schaenzer, Jacob L Carpenter
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Abstract
In at least some implementations, an accessory mount for a vehicle includes a first base, a support and a connector coupling the support to the first base. The first base has a first retainer with one or more retention features. The support has a second retainer that has one or more retention features that overlap one or more of the one or more retention features of the first retainer in different positions of the support relative to the first base. At least one of the first retainer and second retainer is movable relative to the other to decouple the first retainer and second retainer without removing the connector from the first base to enable movement of the support to multiple positions relative to the first base.
Claims17
An accessory mount for a vehicle, comprising:
- a first base having a first retainer with one or more retention features;
- a support having a second retainer that has one or more retention features that overlap one or more of the one or more retention features of the first retainer in different positions of the support relative to the first base;
- a connector coupling the support to the first base, and wherein one of the first retainer and second retainer is movable relative to the other retainer to couple and decouple the first retainer and second retainer without moving the connector relative to the first base to enable movement of the support to multiple positions relative to the first base and retention of the support in each of the multiple positions.
An accessory mount for a vehicle, comprising:
- a first base having a first retainer with one or more retention features;
- a support having a second retainer that has one or more retention features that overlap one or more of the one or more retention features of the first retainer in different positions of the support relative to the first base;
- a connector coupling the support to the first base, the connector has a shank that extends axially from a first end connected to the first base to a second end that radially overlies or overlaps part of the support to axially retain the support relative to the first base, and wherein the first retainer is movably carried by the first base for movement relative to the second retainer, and the first retainer has an advanced position in which the retention features of the first retainer overlap the retention features of the second retainer, and a retracted position in which the retention features of the first retainer do not overlap the retention features of the second retainer so that the support can be rotated relative to the first base without moving the connector relative to the first base;
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- a biasing member that provides a force on the first retainer to yieldably bias the first retainer to the advanced position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.