US 2026/0069063 A1 · CLAMPING DISH ASSEMBLY

Abstract

A dish assembly is provided for removably securing to a support structure. A clamp includes a support-surface-engaging portion defining a circular indent with wall protrusions and a brace assembly that, when actuated, urges the support-surface-engaging portion against the support surface. A cooperating dish has a bottom circular locking portion with channels having axial entries and circumferential segments. Pressing the dish into the indent causes the protrusions to enter the axial entries; subsequent rotation causes the protrusions to follow the circumferential segments to lock the dish. A bias element within the indent urges the dish away from the support surface to resist reverse rotation. The brace assembly may include a lateral member, a screw-driven pivot pin, and a movable brace with a contact structure such as a pivoting pressure plate or a curved portion for engaging a bar. Release requires depressing the dish and counter-rotating.

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Dependent claims

A dish assembly configured to be removably secured to a support structure comprising:

a dish having a bottom circular locking portion defining a plurality of channels each including an axial entry and a circumferential segment;
and
a clamp including:
a support-surface-engaging portion configured to overlie a support surface of the support structure and including a circular indent configured to receive the circular locking portion;
a plurality of protrusions extending from a wall of the indent and configured to enter the vertical entries of the circular locking portion when the dish is pressed into the indent and to engage the circumferential segments upon relative rotation between the dish and the clamp to releasably lock the dish to the clamp;
a bias element located within the indent and configured to urge the dish away from the support surface when the circular locking portion is received in the indent to resist reverse rotation of the dish from a locked position;
a brace assembly mechanically coupled to the support-surface-engaging portion and configured, when actuated, to engage an edge of the support structure to urge the support-surface-engaging portion against the support surface to secure the clamp to the support structure.

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A clamp configured to removably secure a dish having a bottom circular locking portion to a support structure, the clamp comprising:

a support-surface-engaging portion configured to overlie a support surface of the support structure and including a circular indent configured to receive the circular locking portion of the dish, wherein the circular locking portion defines a plurality of channels each including an axial entry and a circumferential segment;
a plurality of protrusions extending from a wall of the indent and configured to enter the vertical entries of the circular locking portion when the dish is pressed into the indent and to engage the circumferential segments upon relative rotation between the dish and the clamp to releasably lock the dish to the clamp;
a bias element located within the indent and configured to urge the dish away from the support surface when the circular locking portion is received in the indent to resist reverse rotation of the dish from a locked position;
a brace assembly mechanically coupled to the support-surface-engaging portion and configured, when actuated, to engage an edge of the support structure to urge the support-surface-engaging portion against the support surface to secure the clamp to the support structure.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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