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US 6,550,739 B1Granted
Adjustable mounting device
AssigneeHangGlider Partners
InventorThomas J. Brindisi
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Abstract
An adjustable linear locking assembly, such as may be used in a mounting device or other suitable devices, which assembly allows automatic, substantially continuous adjustment to the linear position of a locking element such as an interface. The assembly may also provide two-way adjustability.
Claims26
An adjustable linear locking assembly comprising:
- (a) an elongate member;
- (b) a sliding element aligned with said elongate member and linearly slidingly connected thereto;
- and
- (c) a remotely activatable rolling member clamp connecting said sliding element to said elongate member.
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An adjustable mounting device comprising:
- (a) a dovetailed vertical track formed to be fixedly incorporated or attached to an item;
- (b) an interface formed to vertically slidingly engage the dovetailing of said dovetailed vertical track, and formed to engage a support;
- and,
- (c) a substantially continuous, automatic lock formed between said interface and said track.
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An adjustable linear locking assembly, comprising:
- (a) a support member;
- (b) an elongate member;
- (c) a clamp body slidingly connected to said elongate member and formed to engage said support member, said clamp body including a sloped interior face having a first end that is a first distance from said elongate member and a second end that is a second distance from said elongate member;
- (d) a trigger including a portion between said sloped interior face and said elongate member, and including a trigger extension protruding out from said clamp body, said trigger extension being formed to catch said support member when said elongate member is firmly pressed toward said support member;
- and
- (e) at least one rolling member in rolling contact between said elongate member and said sloped interior face, said at least one rolling member having a diameter that is lesser than said first distance t and greater than said second distance.
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An adjustable mounting device comprising:
- (a) a vertical track formed to be fixedly incorporated or attached to an item;
- (b) an interface vertically slidingly connected to said track and formed to engage a support member;
- and,
- (c) a remotely activatable lock connecting said interface and said track, selected from the group consisting of:
- a rolling member clamps, a node in cone clamps, and a biased rod in collar clamp wherein the rod is separate from the track.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.