# US 8,770,530 B2 · Adjustable accessory bracket assembly > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,770,530 B2 - Document ID: US8770530B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/198,398 - Filed: 2011-08-04 - Published: 2012-02-09 - Granted: 2014-07-08 - Earliest claimed: 2010-08-05 - Assignees: Protomet Corporation - Applicants: Jeff Bohanan; Charles Reeves - Inventors: Jeff Bohanan; Charles Reeves - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8770530B2 ## CPC - F16M 13/022: {repositionable} - B63B 17/00: Vessels parts, details, or accessories, not otherwise provided for {(vehicle fittings for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles in general B60R25/00; propeller guards, line cutters or other means for protecting propellers or rudders B63H5/165; protection of power legs of outboard propulsion units B63H20/36; locking devices for boats, surfboards or parts or accessories thereof E05B73/007)} - F16M 11/2021: {around a horizontal axis (F16M11/2035 takes precedence)} - F16M 2200/021: for rotational movement - F16M 2200/022: by friction - F16M 2200/065: with a special structure, e.g. reinforced or adapted for space reduction - F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS - B63B: SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING (arrangements of vessel ventilation, heating, cooling, or air-conditioning B63J2/00; floating substructures as supports of dredgers or soil-shifting machines E02F9/06) ## Abstract The present general inventive concept provides an adjustable accessory bracket assembly having an adjustment mechanism to adjust one or more axes of rotation of a bracket assembly in order to adjustably position accessory devices, such as a bracket for a mirror or other accessory device. The adjustable accessory bracket assembly can include a handle member, a push rod assembly, and a mounting member such that the handle member pivots with respect to the mounting member. In some embodiments, adjustment of a single rotation axis is provided; other embodiments may be configured to simultaneously adjust multiple axes of freedom for multi-position bracket assemblies. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An adjustable accessory bracket assembly to support a mirror, comprising: a handle member; a push rod slideably insertable into said handle member; an orientation spindle having a cylindrical shape and at least one complementary flat indexing surface configured to complement an end of the push rod; a mounting member to receive the handle member such that said handle member pivots with respect to said mounting member, the mounting member configured to receive the orientation spindle therein; and a driving member to drive said push rod along a longitudinal axis of said push rod such that when the push rod is driven in a first axial direction, the end of the push rod and the at least one complementary indexing surface interlock to fixedly maintain the handle member in a chosen position relative to said mounting member, and when the push rod is driven in a second axial direction opposite to the first axial direction, the end of the push rod is axially displaced from the at least one indexing surface to release the interlock and permit the handle member to pivot with respect to the mounting member. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The adjustable bracket assembly of claim 1, wherein said driving member comprises a tapered nut. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The adjustable bracket assembly of claim 1, wherein said driving member comprises a cam. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The adjustable bracket assembly of claim 1, wherein said driving member comprises a screw. ### Claim 5 An adjustable accessory bracket assembly for use with a boat to support a mirror, comprising: a handle member; a push rod slideably insertable into said handle member; an orientation spindle having a cylindrical shape and at least one complementary flat indexing surface configured to complement an end of the push rod; a mounting member to support the handle member, said mounting member configured to receive the orientation spindle therein such that said handle member pivots with respect to said mounting member about said orientation spindle; and a driving member to drive said push rod along a longitudinal axis of said push rod such that when the push rod is driven in a first axial direction, the end of the push rod and the at least one complementary indexing surface interlock to fixedly maintain the handle member in a chosen position relative to said mounting member, and when the push rod is driven in a second axial direction opposite to the first axial direction, the end of the push rod is axially displaced from the at least one indexing surface to release the interlock and permit the handle member to pivot with respect to the mounting member. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The adjustable bracket assembly of claim 5, wherein said driving member comprises a tapered nut. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The adjustable bracket assembly of claim 5, wherein said driving member comprises a cam. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The adjustable bracket assembly of claim 5, wherein said driving member comprises a screw. ### Claim 9 An adjustable accessory bracket assembly to support a mirror, comprising: a handle member; a push rod slideably insertable into said handle member; an orientation spindle having a cylindrical shape and at least one complementary flat indexing surface configured to complement an end of the push rod; a mounting member having defined thereon the orientation spindle such that said handle member pivots with respect to said mounting member; and a driving member to drive said push rod along a longitudinal axis of said push rod such that when the push rod is driven in a first axial direction, the end of the push rod and the at least one complementary indexing surface interlock to fixedly maintain the handle member in a chosen position relative to said mounting member, and when the push rod is driven in a second axial direction opposite to the first axial direction, the end of the push rod is axially displaced from the at least one indexing surface to release the interlock and permit the handle member to pivot with respect to the mounting member. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The adjustable bracket assembly of claim 9, wherein said driving member comprises a tapered nut. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The adjustable bracket assembly of claim 9, wherein said driving member comprises a cam. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The adjustable bracket assembly of claim 9, wherein said driving member comprises a screw.