# US 12,007,676 B2 · Assembly and camera device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,007,676 B2 - Document ID: US12007676B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/835,038 - Filed: 2022-06-08 - Published: 2023-04-13 - Granted: 2024-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2021-10-11 - Assignees: Axis AB - Applicants: Axis AB - Inventors: Ola Björk; Malte Bokvist; Magnus Ainetoft - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12007676B2 ## CPC - F16B 21/082: {the stud, pin or spigot having two resilient parts on its opposite ends in order to connect two elements} - G03B 17/561: {Support related camera accessories} - F16M 13/02: for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle - F16B 5/0088: {with locking means moving substantially perpendicular to the main plane, e.g. pins, screws} - F16B 21/086: {the shank of the stud, pin or spigot having elevations, ribs, fins or prongs intended for deformation or tilting predominantly in a direction perpendicular to the direction of insertion} - F16B 2200/506: bolted or riveted - F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D) - G03B: APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (optical parts of such apparatus G02B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials G03D) - F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS ## Abstract A camera device comprises an assembly having a first component and a second component which are connected to each other with a hollow holding member and a threaded fastener. The first component has a first socket with a first socket opening and a threaded bore extending from a bottom surface of the first socket. The second component has a second socket with a second socket opening, wherein the first socket opening and the second socket opening are configured to face each other when the first and second component are connected to each other. The first and second sockets each have threaded bores. A threaded fastener is configured to extend from the second component to the threaded bore of the first socket of the first component for engagement with the threaded bore such that the connection between the first and second components is secured. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An assembly comprising a first component, a second component, a hollow holding member and a threaded fastener, wherein the first component is connectable to the second component by means of the hollow holding member and the threaded fastener, the first component having a first socket with a first socket opening and a threaded bore extending from a bottom surface of the first socket, the second component having a second socket with a second socket opening, wherein the first socket opening and the second socket opening are configured to face each other when the first and second component are connected to each other, wherein one of the first socket and the second socket is provided with an inlet restriction, wherein the hollow holding member comprises a first portion arranged in the other one of the first socket and the second socket and connected to the associated first or second component, wherein the hollow holding member comprises a second portion protruding from one of the first and second socket opening and configured to be inserted into the second or first socket, respectively, via the other one of the first and second socket opening by relative movement of the first component towards the second component such that a top section of the second portion of the hollow holding member is passed by the inlet restriction under resilient deformation of the top section thereby achieving a connection between the first and second component, and wherein the threaded fastener is configured to extend through the hollow holding member from the second component to the threaded bore of the first socket of the first component for engagement with the threaded bore such that the connection between the first and second components is secured. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the top section of the second portion of the hollow holding member has a shape tapering towards a distal end of the top section. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the second portion of the hollow holding member is provided with at least one slit extending in a longitudinal direction of the hollow holding member. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first portion of the hollow holding member is releasably connected to the first or second component. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The assembly according to claim 4, in which the first portion of the hollow holding member is provided with a protruding, resilient lug and in which a side surface of the first or second socket is provided with a recess, wherein the hollow holding member is releasably connected to the first or second component by means of the protruding, resilient lug being received by the recess. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The assembly according to claim 4, wherein the first portion of the hollow holding member is releasably connected to the first or second component by means of a threaded joint. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first portion of the hollow holding member is connected to the first or second component by means of an adhesive. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first or second socket is provided with an internal guide surface extending between the first or second socket opening, respectively, and the inlet restriction such that an inlet passage is formed having a shape tapering towards the inlet restriction. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The assembly according to claim 1, further comprising an additional component which is connectable to the first component by means of the treaded fastener with the second component intermediately arranged between the additional component and the first component. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the inlet restriction is integrally formed with the first or second component. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the inlet restriction is formed by a resilient member arranged in the first or second socket in proximity to the first or second socket opening, respectively. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The assembly according to claim 11, wherein the resilient member is a metal clip or an O-ring. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The assembly according to claim 1, in which the first component comprises a base provided with a pillar structure with a distal end, wherein the first socket is provided in the pillar structure with the first socket opening open to the distal end. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first component and/or the second component is made of a plastic or a metallic material. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) A camera device comprising an assembly in accordance with claim 1. ### Claim 16 An assembly comprising a first component, a second component, a hollow holding member and a threaded fastener, wherein the first component is connectable to the second component by means of the hollow holding member and the threaded fastener, the first component having a first socket with a first socket opening and a threaded bore extending from a bottom surface of the first socket, the second component having a second socket with a second socket opening, wherein the first socket opening and the second socket opening are configured to face each other when the first and second component are connected to each other, wherein one of the first socket and the second socket is provided with an inlet restriction, wherein the hollow holding member comprises a first portion arranged in the other one of the first socket and the second socket and connected to the associated first or second component, wherein the hollow holding member comprises a second portion protruding from one of the first and second socket opening and configured to be inserted into the second or first socket, respectively, via the other one of the first and second socket opening by relative movement of the first component towards the second component such that a top section of the second portion of the hollow holding member is passed by the inlet restriction under resilient deformation of the inlet restriction thereby achieving a connection between the first and second component, and wherein the threaded fastener is configured to extend through the hollow holding member from the second component to the threaded bore of the first socket of the first component for engagement with the threaded bore such that the connection between the first and second components is secured. ### Claim 17 An assembly comprising a first component, a second component, a hollow holding member and a threaded fastener, wherein the first component is connectable to the second component by means of the hollow holding member and the threaded fastener, the first component having a first socket with a first socket opening and a threaded bore extending from a bottom surface of the first socket, the second component having a second socket with a second socket opening, wherein the first socket opening and the second socket opening are configured to face each other when the first and second component are connected to each other, wherein one of the first socket and the second socket is provided with an inlet restriction, wherein the hollow holding member comprises a first portion arranged in the other one of the first socket and the second socket and connected to the associated first or second component, wherein the hollow holding member comprises a second portion protruding from one of the first and second socket opening and configured to be inserted into the second or first socket, respectively, via the other one of the first and second socket opening by relative movement of the first component towards the second component such that a top section of the second portion of the hollow holding member is passed by the inlet restriction under resilient deformation of both the top section and the inlet restriction thereby achieving a connection between the first and second component, and wherein the threaded fastener is configured to extend through the hollow holding member from the second component to the threaded bore of the first socket of the first component for engagement with the threaded bore such that the connection between the first and second components is secured.