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US 8,141,839 B2Granted
Pole mounting device
OwnerMichael R. Buchnerinventor
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Abstract
A pole mounting device has a rod with a ball at one end and a clamp at the opposite end, and a holder tube with a ball socket that forms a ball joint with the ball on the end of the rod. The holder tube rotates relative to the rod about two transverse axes. A pole is held in one end of the tube and a set screw in the other end adjusts rotational resistance of the ball joint. The mounting device can mount flag poles, and with an adapter, mobile electronic devices or other articles.
Claims16
A mounting device for a pole comprising:
- a holder portion having an open first end, a spaced, open second end, an interior surface and an exterior surface, said interior surface being shaped at said first end to define a pole cavity sized to receive an end of said pole, said interior surface of said holder portion being shaped to define a ball socket spaced in from said second end of said holder portion,
- a support portion having an elongated rod with a first end and a spaced second end, and a ball on said first end of said rod, said ball being sized to fit into said ball socket to form a ball joint with said ball socket with said rod extending transverse to said holder portion and said holder portion being rotatable relative to said rod about a first axis and about a second axis transverse to said first axis, and
- means, connected to said second end of said rod, for removably attaching said support portion to a structure,
- whereby said pole is positioned by rotation of said holder portion about said first and second axes.
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A mounting device for a pole comprising:
- a holder portion having an open first end, a spaced, open second end, an interior surface and an exterior surface, said interior surface being shaped at said first end to define a pole cavity sized to receive an end of said pole, said interior surface of said holder portion being shaped to define a ball socket spaced in from said second end of said holder portion, said holder portion having a window extending from said ball socket to said exterior surface,
- a support portion having an elongated rod with a first end and a spaced second end, and a ball on said first end of said rod, said ball being sized to fit into said ball socket to form a ball joint with said ball socket with said rod being sized to fit through said window, extending transverse to said holder portion and said holder portion being rotatable relative to said rod about a first axis parallel to said rod and about a second axis transverse to said first axis, and
- means, connected to said second end of said rod, for removably attaching said support portion to a structure,
- wherein said window is sized and positioned relative to said ball socket to limit rotation of said holder portion about said second axis to a selected range,
- whereby said pole is raised and lowered by rotation of said holder portion about said first and second axes.
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A mounting device for a pole comprising:
- a holder portion having an open first end, a spaced, open second end, an interior surface and an exterior surface, said interior surface being shaped at said first end to define a pole cavity sized to receive an end of said pole, said interior surface being shaped to form a ball socket spaced from said second end and being internally threaded between said ball socket and said second end,
- a support portion having an elongated rod with a first end and a spaced second end, and a ball attached to said first end of said rod, said ball being sized to fit into said ball socket to form a ball joint with said ball socket with said rod extending transverse to said holder portion and said holder portion being rotatable relative to said rod about a first axis parallel to said rod and a second axis transverse to said first axis,
- a set screw sized to thread into said second end of said holder portion to adjust rotational resistance of said ball joint, and
- a vise clamp attached to said second end of said rod for removably attaching said rod to a structure,
- whereby said pole is positioned by rotation of said holder portion about said first and second axes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.