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US 8,261,954 B2Granted
Mount with anti-rotation feature
AssigneeHigh Gear Specialties, Inc.
InventorMichael Lee
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Abstract
A mount for motorcycles and other vehicles is provided that resists relative rotational movement at the connection between the mount and the vehicle, and at the connection between the mount and a plate that supports a portable device such as a GPS, toll transponder, radar collector and the like, while permitting disengagement at such connections in response to the application of a force to the mount.
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Apparatus for mounting a portable device to a vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle mounting element adapted to mount to the vehicle, said vehicle mounting element having a first clamping section, a mating second clamping section, a first bore partially formed in each of said first and second clamping sections and a cross bore extending between said first and second clamping sections which intersects said first bore;
- a first coupler formed with a first surface and an extension, said extension having a first end portion, a second end portion and a circumferentially extending recess located between said first and second end portions, each of said first and second end portions having a diameter which is greater than the diameter of said recess, said extension being received within said first bore and rotatable therein to any position wherein at least a portion of said recess aligns with said cross bore;
- a mounting element insertable within said cross bore of said vehicle mounting element and into said portion of said recess which aligns with said cross bore, said mounting element being captured within said recess of said extension between said first and second end portions thereof, said mounting element being effective to urge said first and second clamping sections toward one another to clamp said extension between them;
- a second coupler formed with a second surface and a third surface engageable within said first surface of said first coupler, one of said first surface of said first coupler and said third surface of said second coupler being formed with at least one first cavity and the other of said first and third surfaces being formed with a first anti-rotation pin, said first and second couplers being connected to one another so that said first anti-rotation pin seats within said at least one first cavity to resist relative rotational movement between said first and second couplers;
- a device mounting plate which is effective to support the portable device in position for ready access by an operator or passenger of the vehicle, one of said device mounting plate and said second surface of said second coupler being formed with at least one second cavity and the other of said device mounting plate and said second surface of said second coupler being formed with a second anti-rotation pin, said device mounting plate and said second coupler being connected to one another so that said second anti-rotation pin seats within said at least one second cavity to resist relative rotational movement between said second coupler and said device mounting plate.
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Apparatus for mounting a portable device to a vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle mounting element, said vehicle mounting element being adapted to mount to the vehicle;
- a first coupler;
- a first mounting element connecting said first coupler and said vehicle mounting element;
- a device mounting plate which is effective to support the portable device in position for ready access by the operator or passenger of the vehicle;
- a second coupler, one of said second coupler and said device mounting plate being formed with an anti-rotation pin and the other of said second coupler and said device mounting plate being formed with at least one cavity;
- a second mounting element connecting said second coupler and said device mounting plate so that said anti-rotation pin seats within said at least one cavity to resist relative rotational movement between said second coupler and said device mounting plate;
- said one of said second coupler and said device mounting plate having said at least one cavity being formed of a first material and said anti-rotation pin being formed of a second material, one of said first and second materials having a hardness greater than the other so that in response to the application of a sufficient force to said apparatus one of said anti-rotation pin and said device mounting plate undergoes shearing causing said anti-rotation pin to break off or causing said anti-rotation pin to break through said at least one cavity thus permitting relative rotation between said second coupler and said device mounting plate;
- said first coupler and said second coupler being connected to one another.
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Apparatus for mounting a portable device to a vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle mounting element adapted to mount to a vehicle;
- a device mounting element which is effective to support the portable device in position for ready access by an operator or passenger of the vehicle;
- a coupling structure connecting said vehicle mounting element and said device mounting element;
- one of said vehicle mounting element and said coupling structure being formed with an extension and the other of said vehicle mounting element and said coupling structure being formed with a first clamping section at least partially separated from a second clamping section, said extension having a first end portion, a second end portion and a circumferentially extending recess located between said first and second end portions, each of said first and second end portions having a diameter which is greater than the diameter of said recess, a first bore partially formed in each of said first and second clamping sections and a second bore partially formed in each of said first and second sections which intersects said first bore, said extension being insertable within said first bore and rotatable therein to any position wherein at least a portion of said recess of said extension aligns with said second bore;
- a mounting element insertable within said second bore and into said portion of said recess which aligns with said second bore, said mounting element being captured within said recess of said extension between said first and second end portions thereof, said mounting element being effective to urge said first and second clamping sections toward one another to clamp said extension between them.
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Apparatus for mounting a portable device to a vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle mounting element adapted to mount to a vehicle;
- a device mounting element which is effective to support the portable device in position for ready access by an operator or passenger of the vehicle;
- a coupling structure extending between said vehicle mounting element and said device mounting element;
- a joint connection which is effective to connect said coupling structure to at least one of said vehicle mounting element and said device mounting element, said joint connection comprising:
- (i) an extension formed on at least one of said vehicle mounting element, said device mounting element and said coupling structure, said extension having a first end portion, a second end portion and a circumferentially extending recess located between said first and second end portions, each of said first and second end portions having a diameter which is greater than the diameter of said recess;
- (ii) a slot formed in at least one of the other of said vehicle mounting element, said device mounting element and said coupling structure, said slot defining a first clamping section and second clamping section;
- (iii) a first bore partially formed in each of said first and second clamping sections and spanning said slot;
- (iv) a second bore partially formed in each of said first and second clamping sections which intersects said first bore, said extension being insertable within said first bore and rotatable therein to any position wherein at least a portion of said recess of said extension aligns with said second bore;
- (v) a mounting element insertable within said second bore and into said portion of said recess which aligns with said second bore, said mounting element being captured within said recess of said extension between said first and second end portions thereof, said mounting element being effective to urge said first and second clamping sections toward one another to clamp said extension between them.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.