US 12,607,298 B1 · Accessory mount for environmental surface

Abstract

An accessory mount allows accessories to be removably and adjustably mounted to a surface. In an example, the surface may be that of a watercraft, and the accessory may be a fishing rod. The mount may be used with a track fixable to an environmental surface or mounted directed to the environmental surface. When used with a track, a post of the accessory mount releasably engages the track. Slidable engagement of the post allows lateral or horizontal adjustment of the accessory. An accessory engaging member is adjustable in relation to the post about a horizontal axis and a vertical axis, so that angular and azimuthal rotational adjustments of the accessory are enabled. A single lever is used to make angular and rotational adjustments, and to release the accessory engaging member from the post.

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Dependent claims

An accessory mount for removably and adjustably mounting an accessory in relation to an environmental surface, the accessory mount comprising:

a base configured to be mounted in relation to the environmental surface, and
an accessory assembly releasably supported in relation to the base, the accessory assembly being configured to support the accessory, the accessory assembly being operable in relation to the base by a lever operable in three mutually exclusive positions to operate the accessory assembly in three mutually exclusive positions, including a fixed position wherein the accessory assembly is held in fixed relation to the base, a rotatable position wherein the accessory assembly is rotatable about an axis of rotation extending vertically in relation to the base, and a removable position wherein the accessory assembly is removable from the base in a direction along the axis of rotation.

An accessory mount for removably and adjustably mounting an accessory in relation to an environmental surface, the accessory mount comprising:

a base having a mounting surface configured to be mounted to the environmental surface, wherein an axis extends perpendicular to the mounting surface, and
an accessory assembly releasably supported in relation to the base, the accessory assembly being configured to support the accessory, the accessory assembly being operable in relation to the base by a lever operable in three mutually exclusive positions to operate the accessory assembly in three mutually exclusive positions, including a fixed position wherein the accessory assembly is held in fixed relation to the base, a rotatable position wherein the accessory assembly is rotatable about an axis of rotation that is coaxial with the axis that extends perpendicular to the mounting surface, and a removable position wherein the accessory assembly is removable from the base in a direction along the axis of rotation.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Accessory mount for environmental surface

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Accessory mount for environmental surface

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