Detachable Swivel and Associated Mount
AssigneeBlue Force Gear, Inc.
InventorAshley A. Burnsed, JR.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relate to a detachable swivel and associated mount. In one embodiment, a detachable swivel can be provided. The detachable swivel can include a housing with an axial cavity; at least one retention device; and an internal body operable to mount within the axial cavity, the internal body operable to contact the at least one retention device, wherein the internal body axially translates within the axial cavity between a first position and a second position; wherein an axial force applied to a portion of the internal body and away from the housing causes the internal body to translate between the first and second position.
Claims20
A detachable swivel comprising:
- a housing with an axial cavity;
- at least one retention device;
- and
- an internal body operable to mount within the axial cavity, the internal body operable to contact the at least one retention device, wherein the internal body axially translates within the axial cavity between a first position and a second position;
- wherein an axial force applied to a portion of the internal body and away from the housing causes the internal body to translate between the first and second position.
A detachable swivel for mounting to an object, the swivel comprising:
- a housing with an axial cavity, the housing comprising one or more detent devices which can extend or retract from an outer surface of the housing, the one or more detent devices operable to mount within a circumferential groove in the object;
- an internal body operable to mount within the axial cavity, the internal body operable to contact the one or more detent devices, wherein the internal body axially translates within the axial cavity between a first position and a second position, and the internal body further operable to connect to a second object;
- wherein an axial force applied to a portion of the internal body and away from the housing causes the internal body to translate between the first and second position.
A method for manipulating a detachable swivel with respect to an object, the method comprising:
- inserting a detachable swivel into an object with a groove, wherein the detachable swivel comprises:
- a housing with an axial cavity;
- at least one retention device;
- and
- an internal body operable to mount within the axial cavity, the internal body operable to contact the at least one retention device, wherein the internal body axially translates within the axial cavity between a first position and a second position;
- engaging the groove via the at least one retention device;
- applying an axial force to a portion of the internal body and away from the housing to cause the internal body to translate between the first and second position;
- and
- removing the detachable swivel from the object or groove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.