Base for a low-profile coupler
AssigneeAxon Enterprise, Inc.
InventorsMark A Hanchett, John W. Wilson, Nathan A. Patulski, William J. Soper
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Abstract
A coupler for removeable coupling an object to a support. The coupler includes a cover, a ring, and a base. The cover couples to the support. The ring includes a first arm, a second arm, a third arm, a fourth arm, a first stop, and a second stop. Each arm of the ring is formed of a resilient material. The ring is positioned in a cavity of the cover. The base couples to the accessory. The base cooperates with the cover and the ring to couple to the cover and to rotate from a decoupled position to an intermediate position and further to a clocked position.
Claims20
A base of a coupler configured to releasably couple a provided object to a provided support, the base comprising:
- a center portion disposed along an axis;
- a first protrusion that extends a first distance away from the center portion;
- and
- a second protrusion that extends a second distance from the center portion, wherein:
- the first distance is greater than the second distance;
- the first protrusion is rotatable along a face of a provided arm when the base is rotated in a first rotational direction to a locked position;
- the second protrusion is rotatable along the face of the provided arm when the base is rotated in the first rotational direction to the locked position;
- and
- the first protrusion and the second protrusion are undeformed when the base is rotated in the first rotational direction to the locked position.
A system comprising:
- one of an object configured to be coupled to a provided support or a support configured to be coupled to a provided object;
- and
- a base coupled to the one of the object or the support, the base comprising:
- a surface facing away from the one of the object or the support;
- a center portion disposed along an axis;
- a first protrusion that extends a first distance away from the center portion;
- and
- a second protrusion that extends a second distance away from the center portion, wherein:
- the first distance is greater than the second distance;
- the first protrusion and the second protrusion form a slot between the surface and an underside of the first protrusion and the second protrusion;
- the first protrusion is rotatable along a face of a provided arm upon rotation of the base in a first rotational direction to a locked position;
- the second protrusion is rotatable along the face of the provided arm upon the rotation of the base in the first rotational direction to the locked position;
- and
- the first protrusion and the second protrusion are undeformed by the rotation of the base in the first rotational direction to the locked position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.