US 8,132,764 B2 · Quick-release adjustable mounting bracket

Abstract

A quick-release adjustable mounting bracket to be detachably connected to, for example, a handlebar of a bicycle to permit, for example, a bright flashing light source to be attached to and removed from the handlebar without the use of tools so that neither the mounting bracket nor the light source need remain attached when the bicycle is not in use. The mounting bracket includes a grip to engage a portion of the handlebar and a light stand pivotally coupled to the grip. The light source is removably received by the light stand so that the light stand and the light source received thereby are rotatable relative to the grip. The grip includes a hook-shaped locking catch, a coupling cavity within which a plurality of spaced, parallel-aligned coupling pin retaining slots are formed, and a flexible clamping band. A locking latch pivotally coupled to a first end of the flexible clamping band is pulled towards and rotated into locking engagement with the locking catch. The flexible clamping band is adapted to be bent over the locking bar, whereby a coupling pin carried by the opposite end of the clamping band is releasably connected to one of the plurality of coupling pin retaining slots in the grip depending upon the size (e.g., diameter) of the handlebar to which the mounting bracket is to be detachably connected.

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Dependent claims

An adjustable mounting bracket to be detachably connected to a structural member to enable an auxiliary device to be carried by the structural member, said adjustable mounting bracket comprising:

a bracket body to be moved into engagement with the structural member;
a receptacle to which the auxiliary device is to be attached, said receptacle coupled to said bracket body;
a first catch located on said bracket body;
a plurality of second catches located on said bracket body and spaced from said first catch;
and
a clamping band sized to surround at least a portion of the structural member, said clamping band having a first end to be releasably connected to said first catch and an opposite end including a coupling pin to be releasably connected to a particular one of said plurality of second catches depending upon the size of the structural member.

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An adjustable mounting bracket to be detachably connected to a structural member to enable an auxiliary device to be carried by the structural member, said adjustable mounting bracket comprising:

a bracket body to be moved into engagement with the structural member;
a receptacle to which the auxiliary device is to be attached, said receptacle coupled to said bracket body;
a first catch located on said bracket body, said first catch having a locking hook;
a plurality of second catches located on said bracket body and spaced from said first catch;
and
a clamping band sized to surround at least a portion of the structural member, said clamping band having a first end and a locking latch pivotally coupled to said first end to be rotated relative to said clamping band towards and releasably connected to the locking hook of said first catch on said bracket body, and an opposite end to be releasably connected to a particular one of said plurality of second catches depending upon the size of the structural member.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Abstract

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