# US 2019/0316628 A1 · Mounting arrangement for attachment to device sockets and methods of making and using > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0316628 A1 - Document ID: US20190316628A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/955,314 - Filed: 2018-04-17 - Published: 2019-10-17 - Earliest claimed: 2018-04-17 - Assignees: National Products, Inc. - Applicants: National Products, Inc. - Inventors: Jeffrey D. Carnevali; Stefan Michael Gottschalk - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190316628A1 ## CPC - F16C 11/0695: {Mounting of ball-joints, e.g. fixing them to a connecting rod} - F16M 11/2078: {with ball-joint (ball-jointed hinges F16C11/06)} - F16B 2/04: internal, i.e. with spreading action (F16B2/14 - F16B2/18 take precedence) - F16B 2/14: using wedges - F16C 11/0685: {Manufacture of ball-joints and parts thereof, e.g. assembly of ball-joints} - F16M 11/06: allowing pivoting - F16M 13/022: {repositionable} - H05K 5/0204: {Mounting supporting structures on the outside of casings} - F16M 2200/024: by positive interaction, e.g. male-female connections - F16C: SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS - F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS - 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) - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ## Abstract A mounting arrangement for coupling to a device having a pair of sockets includes a mount having a base, a ball, and a neck coupling the ball to the base; two device engagement units, each of the device engagement units having a receiving platform and a leg extending from the receiving platform, each of the legs of the two device engagement units having a male socket engagement element to engage one of the sockets of the device; and two fasteners to fasten the mount to the two device engagement units. The mounting arrangement is configured for the base to be received by, and fastened to, both of the receiving platforms of the two device engagement units and for the base to form a wedge pushing the male socket engagement elements into engagement with the sockets of the device to non-rotatably secure the mounting arrangement to the device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A mounting arrangement for coupling to a device having a pair of sockets, the mounting arrangement comprising: a mount comprising a base, a ball, and a neck coupling the ball to the base; two device engagement units, each of the device engagement units comprising a receiving platform and a leg extending from the receiving platform, each of the legs of the two device engagement units comprising a male socket engagement element configured to engage a different one of the sockets of the device; and two fasteners, each fastener configured to fasten the mount to a different one of the two device engagement units, wherein the mounting arrangement is configured for the base to be received by, and fastened to, both of the receiving platforms of the two device engagement units and for the base to form a wedge pushing the male socket engagement elements of the two device engagement units into engagement with the sockets of the device to non-rotatably secure the mounting arrangement to the device, wherein the receiving platforms of the two device engagement units combine to form an inset receiving surface for the base of the mount, wherein the two device engagement units further comprise a rim around a perimeter of the inset receiving surface, wherein the base and the inset receiving surface are both diamond-shaped. ### Claim 2 (depends on 6) The mounting arrangement of claim 6, wherein the receiving platforms of the two device engagement units combine to form an inset receiving surface for the base of the mount. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The mounting arrangement of claim 2, wherein the two device engagement units further comprise a rim around a perimeter of the inset receiving surface. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The mounting arrangement of claim 3, wherein the base and the inset receiving surface are both diamond-shaped. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The mounting arrangement of claim 3, wherein a height of the rim above the inset receiving surface is equal to or less than an average thickness of the base. ### Claim 6 A mounting arrangement for coupling to a device having a pair of sockets, the mounting arrangement comprising: a mount comprising a base, a ball, and a neck coupling the ball to the base; two device engagement units, each of the device engagement units comprising a receiving platform and a leg extending from the receiving platform, each of the legs of the two device engagement units comprising a male socket engagement element configured to engage a different one of the sockets of the device; and two fasteners, each fastener configured to fasten the mount to a different one of the two device engagement units, wherein the mounting arrangement is configured for the base to be received by, and fastened to, both of the receiving platforms of the two device engagement units and for the base to form a wedge pushing the male socket engagement elements of the two device engagement units into engagement with the sockets of the device to non-rotatably secure the mounting arrangement to the device, wherein the receiving platform of at least one of the device engagement units comprises a tab and the receiving platform of at least one of the device engagement units comprises a recess configured to receive the tab. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The mounting arrangement of claim 1, wherein the male socket engagement element comprises a plurality of teeth configured to engage and alternate with teeth of the sockets of the device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The mounting arrangement of claim 7, wherein the teeth are distributed around a portion of a perimeter of the male socket engagement element. ### Claim 9 A mounting arrangement for coupling to a device having a pair of sockets, the mounting arrangement comprising: a mount comprising a base, a ball, and a neck coupling the ball to the base; two device engagement units, each of the device engagement units comprising a receiving platform and a leg extending from the receiving platform, each of the legs of the two device engagement units comprising a male socket engagement element configured to engage a different one of the sockets of the device; and two fasteners, each fastener configured to fasten the mount to a different one of the two device engagement units, wherein the mounting arrangement is configured for the base to be received by, and fastened to, both of the receiving platforms of the two device engagement units and for the base to form a wedge pushing the male socket engagement elements of the two device engagement units into engagement with the sockets of the device to non-rotatably secure the mounting arrangement to the device, wherein each of the device engagement units comprises a housing, an opening into the housing, and a nut disposed within the housing and configured to receive a one of the fasteners. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The mounting arrangement of claim 1, wherein the mount comprises two openings and each of the device engagement units comprises an opening in the receiving platform for alignment with one of the openings in the mount and for receiving a one of the fasteners. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The mounting arrangement of claim 1, wherein the ball comprises a resilient surface. ### Claim at position 12 12-20. (canceled) ### Claim 21 (depends on 1) The mounting arrangement of claim 1, wherein a height of the rim above the inset receiving surface is equal to or less than an average thickness of the base. ### Claim 22 (depends on 6) The mounting arrangement of claim 6, wherein the male socket engagement element comprises a plurality of teeth configured to engage and alternate with teeth of the sockets of the device. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The mounting arrangement of claim 22, wherein the teeth are distributed around a portion of a perimeter of the male socket engagement element. ### Claim 24 (depends on 6) The mounting arrangement of claim 6, wherein each of the device engagement units comprises a housing, an opening into the housing, and a nut disposed within the housing and configured to receive a one of the fasteners. ### Claim 25 (depends on 6) The mounting arrangement of claim 6, wherein the mount comprises two openings and each of the device engagement units comprises an opening in the receiving platform for alignment with one of the openings in the mount and for receiving a one of the fasteners. ### Claim 26 (depends on 6) The mounting arrangement of claim 6, wherein the ball comprises a resilient surface. ### Claim 27 (depends on 1) The mounting arrangement of claim 1, wherein each of the device engagement units comprises a housing, an opening into the housing, and a nut disposed within the housing and configured to receive a one of the fasteners. ### Claim 28 (depends on 9) The mounting arrangement of claim 9, wherein the male socket engagement element comprises a plurality of teeth configured to engage and alternate with teeth of the sockets of the device. ### Claim 29 (depends on 28) The mounting arrangement of claim 28, wherein the teeth are distributed around a portion of a perimeter of the male socket engagement element.