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US 12,179,873 B2Granted
Accessory mounting device
OwnerAlexander George Hulmeinventor
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Abstract
An accessory mounting device includes a main body portion configured to connect around a bar or similar in use, and a pair of mounting grips configured to movably connect to the main body from a first position against the body and a second position away from the main body portion, the grips in the second position configured to grip and hold a secondary accessory in position on the mounting device.
Claims20
An accessory mounting device comprising:
- a central elastomer/plastic shim configured to connect around a bar or similar in use, the shim having an outer surface defining a circumference and comprising at least one rib on the outer surface aligned around at least part of the circumference;
- a main body portion locating around the shim in use, the main body portion having at least one channel on an inner surface corresponding to the at least one rib, the at least one rib locating therein in use;
- a pair of mounting grips configured to movably connect to the main body portion from a first position substantially against the main body portion, and a second position away from the main body portion, the mounting grips in the second position configured to grip and hold a secondary accessory in position on the accessory mounting device;
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- the main body portion and the mounting grips being configured to fold together to form a compact ring-shaped unit.
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An accessory mounting device comprising:
- a main body portion configured to connect around a bar or similar in use;
- a pair of mounting grips configured to movably connect to the main body portion from a first position substantially against the main body portion, and a second position away from the main body portion, the mounting grips in the second position configured to grip and hold a secondary accessory in position on the accessory mounting device, the mounting grips further comprising extension sliders configured to slide into and out of the main body portion on opposed sides, the extension sliders substantially fully retracting inside the main body portion in the first position, the extension sliders comprising inwardly extending spines, interlacing within the main body portion in the first position;
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- the main body portion and the mounting grips being configured to fold together to form a compact ring-shaped unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.