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US 6,443,680 B1Granted
Mounting apparatus having a swivel head
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorRichard G. Bodin
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Abstract
A mounting apparatus is provided. The mounting device including an anchor secured within a cavity of a cap by a lip. The cavity is configured to allow coaxial rotation of the anchor and cap in a first configuration and rotation of the cap about the longitudinal axis of the anchor in a second configuration. The mounting device may further be provided with a collar to prevent the over-insertion of the anchor in use.
Claims10
A hardware item, comprising:
- an anchor member comprising a head secured to the proximal end of a shaft;
- and
- a cap member comprising a first cavity and a second cavity concentric with one another, the first cavity including a first region and a second region, the first region shaped to drivingly receive the head of the anchor member and the second region sized to movably receive the head and the cap member including a lip to retain the head within the first cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.