Locking Suction Mount
OwnerJason Moss, William Paxtoninventors
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Abstract
A suction mount is provided. The suction mount includes a housing, a suction cup positioned at a first side of the housing, a lever mechanically coupled to the suction cup and positioned at least in part within the housing, and a lock couplable to the lever. The lever is moveable relative to the housing between a first position corresponding to an unactuated state of the suction cup and a second position relative to the housing corresponding to an actuated state of the suction cup. The lock is couplable to the lever such that that lever is prohibited from moving away from the second position while the suction cup is in the actuated state.
Claims20
A suction mount comprising:
- a housing;
- a suction cup positioned at a first side of the housing;
- a lever mechanically coupled to the suction cup and positioned at least in part within the housing and projecting from a second side of the housing;
- and
- a lock couplable to the lever,
- wherein the lever is moveable relative to the housing between a first position corresponding to an unactuated state of the suction cup and a second position relative to the housing corresponding to an actuated state of the suction cup, and
- wherein the lock is couplable to the lever such that that lever is prohibited from moving away from the second position while the suction cup is in the actuated state.
A suction mount system comprising:
- a housing;
- a suction cup positioned at one side of the housing;
- a lever mechanically coupled to the suction cup and positioned at least in part within the housing;
- and
- a sleeve couplable to the lever,
- wherein movement of the lever from an unactuated position to an actuated position draws a central portion of the suction cup away from a mounting surface to generate a vacuum, and
- wherein coupling the sleeve to the lever prevents the lever from moving away from the actuated position.
A method of mounting a suction mount, comprising:
- positioning a base assembly of the suction mount against a mounting surface, the base assembly including a housing, a suction cup coupled to one side of the housing, and a lever mechanically coupled to the suction cup and positioned at least in part within the housing;
- pivoting the lever from a first position corresponding to an unactuated state of the suction cup where the suction mount is not attached to the mounting surface and a second position that results in an actuated state of the suction cup where the suction mount is attached to the mounting surface, and
- locking the lever in the second position by coupling a lock body to the lever.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.