Universally adjustable mounting system

• US 6,138,970 A
• Filed: 05/07/1999
• Issued: 10/31/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Carrie Sohrt-Mccormick, Thomas M. Sohrt
• Original Assignee: Carrie Sohrt-Mccormick, Thomas M. Sohrt
• Inventors: Sohrt-McCormick, Carrie, Sohrt, Thomas M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ramirez, Ramon O.
• Application Number:
  US09/307,323
• Time in Patent Office: 543 Days
• Field of Search: 248/276.1, 248/278.1, 248/279.1, 248/274.1, 248/125.7, 248/125.8
• US Class Current: 248/278.1
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 23/02 releasably mounted on the bedstead or another item of furniture
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 5/1094 Tables, working plates or trays
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/05 Parts, details or accessories of beds devices for prevention against falling out A47C21/08, A47D7/00 ; mattresses A47C27/00
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/10 around a horizontal axis F16M11/12 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/14 with ball-joint ball-jointed hinges F16C11/06 ; adjustable mountings employing universal joints for lighting devices F21V21/26 - F21V21/30
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/2078 with ball-joint ball-jointed hinges F16C11/06
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/28 Undercarriages for supports with one single telescoping pillar
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/02 for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 2200/022 by friction
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 2200/028 by positive interaction, e.g. male-female connections

Abstract

A mounting system having a top or first adjustable arm and an adjustable second arm with a hollow body. An upper portion of the second arm is telescopically mounted in a lower portion of the second arm, and both the first adjustable arm and the second arm are pivotably secured together and to ball joints so as to pivotably and rotatably move a tray held on an upper end of the first arm in multiple directions.

Claims

1. A mounting system, comprising:

an elongated, hollow body having an adjustable first arm and an adjustable second arm pivotably held together;

a top tray secured to a reduced diameter first end of the adjustable first arm by a first pivoting means;

the adjustable first arm having a second end with serrations thereon, adjustably secured to a serrated end of the adjustable second arm;

the adjustable second arm being comprised of an elongated, hollow, tubular body having two telescoping, tubular members, with a first collar means and a securing means for adjusting the length of the elongated, hollow, tubular body;

a lower end of the adjustable second arm having a reduced diameter element thereon;

a second pivoting means releasably holding the reduced diameter element; and

a pair of clamping plates secured to the second pivoting means.

2. The mounting system of claim 1 wherein adapter blocks are held and captured between the pair of clamping plates.

3. The mounting system of claim 2 wherein the reduced diameter element of the second arm is held on one of the two telescoping tubular members by a quick-release pin.

4. The mounting system of claim 3 wherein the first pivoting means and the second pivoting means are ball joints.

5. The mounting system of claim 1 wherein the first collar means is adjustable along one of the telescoping tubular members.

6. The mounting system of claim 5, further including a releasable pin secured in a second of the telescoping members and holding a lower tubular element therein, which lower tubular element forms the reduced diameter element.

7. The mounting system of claim 6 wherein the lower tubular element is releasably held in an opening in the second pivoting means.

8. The mounting system of claim 7 wherein the first pivoting means and the second pivoting means are ball joints.

9. A mounting system, comprising:

a first, elongated arm;

a second elongated, hollow, arm, comprised of a top tubular member slidingly mounted with respect to a bottom, tubular member;

a top tray secured to a first end of the first, elongated arm away from the second, elongated, hollow arm;

a pair of aligned openings formed in the bottom, tubular member, away from said top, tubular member;

a pin, releasably mounted in the pair of aligned openings in the bottom, tubular member, and secured to a further, reduced-diameter, tubular element;

a first ball joint, pivotably and rotatably carrying the first, elongated arm; and

a second ball joint, pivotably and rotatably carrying the second, elongated, hollow arm.

10. The mounting system of claim 9 wherein the first ball joint is secured to a bottom surface of the top tray.

11. The mounting system of claim 10, further including a pair of clamping plates secured to the second ball joint.

12. The mounting system of claim 11 wherein the pair of clamping plates includes a pair of adapter blocks held therebetween.

13. The mounting system of claim 12 wherein the first ball joint is releasably secured to the bottom surface of the top tray.

14. A mounting system, comprising:

an elongated body, comprised of an adjustable top arm and a bottom arm connected together by an articulated joint;

the bottom arm having a first tubular member, telescopingly mounted in a second, tubular member;

a top tray secured to a first end of the top arm, away from the bottom arm, by a first ball joint, releasably mounted on a bottom surface of the top tray;

a second ball joint secured to a reduced diameter lower end of the second tubular member, away from the first tubular member;

a pair of clamping plates mounted on the second ball joint;

a collar slidably mounted on the first tubular member;

adjusting means mounted between the first tubular member and the second tubular member;

the adjusting means having a lever; and

a quick release pin held in a pair of aligned openings in the lower end of the second tubular member, for releasably holding the reduced diameter lower end to the second tubular member.