Articulating Mount
AssigneeOASYS Healthcare Corporation
InventorsMarcin Gawelek, Ryan Theakston
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Abstract
An articulating mount has a hollow support arm with a compression spring inside of it. The spring is on a threaded rod and held at one end by a nut. At the other end, the spring rests against a washer. The washer rests against an indentation in the tube. One end of the threaded rod is connected via rotation links to an adjustment cross inside a housing. The housing has a threaded captive adjustment screw that is attached to both the housing by way of an adjustment pin and to the adjustment cross by its external threading. The housing is secured to a steel support body.
Claims16
An articulating mount, comprising:
- a support body;
- a housing secured to the support body;
- a hollow support arm, one end of the hollow support arm being pivotally connected to a pivot inside the housing;
- an adjustment piece inside the housing;
- a threaded captive adjustment screw that is attached to the housing by way of an adjustment pin and to the adjustment piece by its external threading;
- a threaded rod in the hollow support arm, one end of the threaded rod being connected to the adjustment piece via rotation links;
- and
- a compression spring on the threaded rod, a first end of the compression spring being held by a nut on the threaded rod.
A load support system, comprising:
- a base member supported by a plurality of wheels;
- a vertical post attached to said base member;
- a handle connected to said vertical post;
- an articulating mount secured to the top of the vertical post;
- and
- a hollow support arm, one end of the hollow support arm being pivotally connected to a pivot inside the articulating mount;
- wherein the articulating mount includes:
- a housing;
- an adjustment piece inside the housing;
- a threaded captive adjustment screw that is attached to the housing by way of an adjustment pin and to the adjustment piece by its external threading;
- a threaded rod in the hollow support arm, one end of the threaded rod being connected to the adjustment piece via rotation links;
- and
- a compression spring on the threaded rod, a first end of the compression spring being held by a nut on the threaded rod.
A load support system, comprising:
- a wall or ceiling mount;
- a first extension arm attached to said wall or ceiling mount;
- an articulating mount secured to the extension arm;
- and
- a hollow support arm, one end of the hollow support arm being pivotally connected to a pivot inside the articulating mount;
- wherein the articulating mount includes:
- a housing;
- an adjustment piece inside the housing;
- a threaded captive adjustment screw that is attached to the housing by way of an adjustment pin and to the adjustment piece by its external threading;
- a threaded rod in the hollow support arm, one end of the threaded rod being connected to the adjustment piece via rotation links;
- and
- a compression spring on the threaded rod, a first end of the compression spring being held by a nut on the threaded rod.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.