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US 2026/0167115 A1Published application
Accessory Mount and Pocket
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsLaurent Huet, Eric Leverger, Adriaan Broodryk
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Abstract
A pocket suitable for holding an accessory mount. The pocket includes at least one pocket tooth located inside the pocket and arranged to engage a toothed wheel of an accessory mount, an accessory mount, an accessory, an accessory mounting system, and a kit of parts.
Claims18
A pocket (102) suitable for holding an accessory mount (104), the pocket (102) comprising at least one pocket tooth (202) located inside the pocket (102) and arranged to engage a toothed wheel (112) of the accessory mount (104).
An accessory mounting system comprising:
- a pocket including at least one pocket tooth located within the pocket and arranged to engage a toothed wheel of an accessory mount;
- and
- the accessory mount including the toothed wheel sized to be securely received within the pocket and to engage the at least one pocket tooth,
- wherein the pocket and the accessory mount are configured to hold the accessory mount in a plurality of indexed rotational positions relative to the pocket, and
- wherein the accessory mounting system optionally further comprises:
- a rail configured to reversibly and/or slidably receive the pocket;
- and/or
- an accessory coupled to the accessory mount, the accessory comprising any of a luggage ring, a light, or a retractable cord, and optionally including a pivot point that permits rotation about an axis different from an axis of rotation of the accessory mount.
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A kit of parts comprising:
- at least one pocket including at least one pocket tooth arranged to engage a toothed wheel of an accessory mount;
- and
- at least one accessory mount including the toothed wheel sized to be received within the pocket and to engage the at least one pocket tooth,
- wherein the kit further comprises one or more of:
- a rail configured to reversibly and/or slidably receive the pocket;
- and/or
- an accessory configured to couple to the accessory mount, the accessory comprising any of a luggage ring, a light, or a retractable cord, and optionally including a pivot point that permits rotation about an axis different from an axis of rotation of the accessory mount.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.