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Sliding and swiveling device

  • US 6,402,114 B1
  • Filed: 02/18/2000
  • Issued: 06/11/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/08/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A sliding and swiveling device, comprising:

  • a support tube;

    a mounting plate having symmetrical, longitudinally extending sliding slots on two opposite sides thereof, each slot being formed by a flange extending downward and inward at a right angle;

    an end cover fitted on one of two opposing ends of said mounting plate;

    a moving seat including;

    an upper plate with an opening, and an inner annular toothed portion having a series of rectangular teeth provided around the opening, said upper plate being movably inserted in said sliding slots to position said moving seat under said mounting plate; and

    a holding tube integral with said upper plate and located under said upper plate, the holding tube having a tube hole in communication with the opening of said upper plate; and

    a rotating assembly comprising;

    a short toothed sleeve fixed to said support tube and having an opening;

    an annular toothed portion with a series of straight teeth provided around the opening of said sleeve and on an inner peripheral face of said sleeve;

    a protruding inner ring on the inner peripheral face and under the annular toothed portion; and

    2 to 4 uniformly distributed cylinders on an upper surface of said protruding inner ring, said toothed sleeve being rotatably inserted into said holding tube of said moving seat;

    a movable toothed ring including an upper annular toothed portion having an outer peripheral face and a plurality of straight teeth on the outer peripheral face;

    a lower circular ring portion integrally formed with and located under said upper annular toothed portion; and

    a radial recess on an upper surface of said upper annular toothed portion, said radial recess having a bottom face with a long strip-shaped protruding pillar thereon, said movable toothed ring being fitted in the opening of said upper plate and the opening of said toothed sleeve;

    2 to 4 coil springs, each being individually placed in a respective cylinder of said toothed sleeve, said coil springs being located between said protruding inner ring of said fixed toothed sleeve and a bottom face of said upper annular toothed portion of said movable toothed ring;

    a first, long strip-shaped protruding strip having a semi-circular slot, and being disposed on a middle position of a rear face of said mounting plate in a lengthwise direction opposite to the recess of said movable toothed ring; and

    a cam shaft having a shaft lever, and a handle fitted to one end of said shaft lever using a connecting rod, said shaft lever being provided with an axially-extending right-angle slot on an outer peripheral face, said shaft lever being rotatably fitted in the first protruding strip, said coil springs urging said movable toothed ring to cause a right angle wall of said protruding pillar to mesh with the right-angle slot, and to simultaneously make said upper annular toothed portion of said movable toothed ring mesh with said teeth of said inner annular toothed portion of said moving seat, thereby allowing said movable toothed ring to be rotatable relative to said toothed sleeve and to said support tube;

    wherein when said camshaft is rotated, an edge of the right-angle slot on said shaft lever presses said protruding pillar downward and said movable toothed ring downward, and simultaneously causes said teeth of said upper annular toothed portion of said movable toothed ring to mesh with said teeth of said toothed sleeve and said moving seat, thereby rotatably fixing said movable toothed ring to said support tube via said toothed sleeve.

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