Mounts for tracking devices
AssigneeElevation Lab, Inc.
InventorsCasey Hopkins, Jacob Hull, Mitchell T. Wilson
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Abstract
Mounts (10) for securing devices (12) to articles (14) comprise a housing (16) and a pin (18) coupled to the housing (16). The housing (16) has a first side (50), a second side (52) opposite the first side (50), and a central axis (54), and the housing (16) is configured to receive the device (12). The pin (18) comprises a piercing end (20) and has an open position (22) and a closed position (24). In the open position (22), the pin (18) extends away from the second side (52) of the housing (16), and the piercing end (20) is spaced away from the housing (16) and is positioned to pierce the article (14). In the closed position (24), the piercing end (20) is closer to the housing (16) than when in the open position (22).
Claims20
A mount (10) for securing a device (12) to an article (14), the mount (10) comprising:
- a housing (16) having a first side (50), a second side (52) opposite the first side (50), and a central axis (54) that extends through the first side (50) and the second side (52), wherein the housing (16) is configured to receive the device (12);
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- a pin (18) coupled to the housing (16), wherein the pin (18) comprises a piercing end (20), and wherein the pin (18) has:
- an open position (22), in which the pin (18) extends away from the second side (52) of the housing (16), and in which the piercing end (20) is spaced away from the housing (16) and is positioned to pierce the article (14);
- and
- a closed position (24), in which the piercing end (20) is closer to the housing (16) than when in the open position (22);
- wherein the housing (16) comprises a body (28) and a cover (30), and wherein the body (28) and the cover (30) collectively define a volume (32) configured to receive the device (12), and wherein the cover (30) is removably coupled to the body (28).
A mount (10) for securing a device (12) to an article (14), the mount (10) comprising:
- a housing (16) having a first side (50), a second side (52) opposite the first side (50), and a central axis (54) that extends through the first side (50) and the second side (52), wherein the housing (16) is configured to receive the device (12);
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- a pin (18) coupled to the housing (16), wherein the pin (18) comprises a piercing end (20), and wherein the pin (18) has:
- an open position (22), in which the pin (18) extends away from the second side (52) of the housing (16), and in which the piercing end (20) is spaced away from the housing (16) and is positioned to pierce the article (14);
- and
- a closed position (24), in which the piercing end (20) is closer to the housing (16) than when in the open position (22);
- wherein the housing (16) comprises a body (28), wherein the body (28) defines a pin-installation cavity (60) open toward the first side (50) of the housing (16) and configured to receive the pin (18) via the first side (50) of the housing (16);
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- wherein the pin (18) comprises a torsion spring (62) that biases the pin (18) toward the open position (22), and wherein the torsion spring (62) is positioned within the pin-installation cavity (60).
A mount (10) for securing a device (12) to an article (14), the mount (10) comprising:
- a housing (16) having a first side (50), a second side (52) opposite the first side (50), and a central axis (54) that extends through the first side (50) and the second side (52), wherein the housing (16) is configured to receive the device (12);
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- a pin (18) coupled to the housing (16), wherein the pin (18) comprises a piercing end (20), and wherein the pin (18) has:
- an open position (22), in which the pin (18) extends away from the second side (52) of the housing (16), and in which the piercing end (20) is spaced away from the housing (16) and is positioned to pierce the article (14);
- and
- a closed position (24), in which the piercing end (20) is closer to the housing (16) than when in the open position (22);
- wherein the housing (16) defines an envelope (26), and wherein an entirety of the pin (18) is positioned within the envelope (26) when in the closed position (24).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.