Sensor mounting structure with adjustable swivel ball and panel mounting mechanism
First Claim
1. A mounting device for supporting a sensing device in relation to a supporting structure, the mounting device comprising:
- a first housing portion having a first appendage;
a second housing portion, wherein the second housing portion is slidable in relation to the first housing portion; and
an actuating portion capable of causing sliding movement between the first and second housing portions,wherein the sensing device is supported within at least one of the first and second housing portions,wherein the second housing portion includes a sleeve,wherein the sleeve is supported around an exterior surface of the first housing portion, andwherein the actuating portion has at least one of interior threads and exterior threads configured for mating with complementary threads existing on the first housing portion.
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Abstract
A mounting device for supporting a sensing device in relation to a supporting structure, and related method of installing a sensing device, are disclosed. In at least some embodiments, the mounting device includes a first housing portion having a first appendage, and a second housing portion having a second appendage, where the second housing portion is slidable in relation to the first housing portion. The mounting device further includes an actuating portion capable of causing sliding movement between the housing portions, where the sensing device is supported within at least one of the housing portions. In some embodiments, a rotatable swivel ball on which the sensing device is supported is contained within at least one of the housing portions, and actuation of the actuating portion results in both the coupling of the mounting device to a supporting structure and a setting of a position of the swivel ball.
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75 Claims
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1. A mounting device for supporting a sensing device in relation to a supporting structure, the mounting device comprising:
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a first housing portion having a first appendage; a second housing portion, wherein the second housing portion is slidable in relation to the first housing portion; and an actuating portion capable of causing sliding movement between the first and second housing portions, wherein the sensing device is supported within at least one of the first and second housing portions, wherein the second housing portion includes a sleeve, wherein the sleeve is supported around an exterior surface of the first housing portion, and wherein the actuating portion has at least one of interior threads and exterior threads configured for mating with complementary threads existing on the first housing portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A mounting device for supporting a sensing device in relation to a supporting structure, the mounting device comprising:
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a first housing portion having a first appendage; a second housing portion having a second appendage, wherein the second housing portion is slidable in relation to the first housing portion; and an actuating portion capable of causing sliding movement between the first and second housing portions, wherein the sensing device is supported within at least one of the first and second housing portions, wherein the first housing portion is a sleeve, wherein the sleeve is supported around an exterior surface of the second housing portion, wherein the first appendage is a lip at a first end of the sleeve, and wherein the actuating portion is configured to interface a second end of the sleeve, and wherein the actuating portion is a nut having interior threads configured for mating with exterior threads existing around at least a portion of the exterior surface of the second housing portion. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mounting device for supporting a sensing device in relation to a supporting structure, the mounting device comprising:
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a first housing portion having a first appendage; a second housing portion having a second appendage, wherein the second housing portion is slidable in relation to the first housing portion; and an actuating portion capable of causing sliding movement between the first and second housing portions, wherein the sensing device is supported within at least one of the first and second housing portions, wherein the first housing portion is a sleeve, wherein a substantial portion of the sleeve is situated within the second housing component, wherein the sleeve further includes at least one tab that protrudes from a first location within the second housing component to a second location outside the second housing component, and wherein the first appendage includes one of the at least one tab. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A mounting device for supporting a sensing device in relation to a supporting structure, the mounting device comprising:
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a first housing portion having a first appendage; a second housing portion having a second appendage, wherein the second housing portion is slidable in relation to the first housing portion; and an actuating portion capable of causing sliding movement between the first and second housing portions, wherein the sensing device is supported within at least one of the first and second housing portions, wherein the first housing portion is a sleeve, wherein a substantial portion of the sleeve is situated within the second housing component, and wherein the sleeve includes a first slot that extends along an entire length of the sleeve, whereby the sleeve can be more easily compressed to fit within the second housing portion than if the slot were absent. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A mounting device for supporting a sensing device in relation to a supporting structure, the mounting device comprising:
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a first housing portion having a first appendage; a second housing portion having a second appendage, wherein the second housing portion is slidable in relation to the first housing portion; and an actuating portion capable of causing sliding movement between the first and second housing portions, wherein the sensing device is supported within at least one of the first and second housing portions, wherein the actuating portion is at least one of a nut and a screw-type component. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A mounting device for supporting a sensing device in relation to a supporting structure, the mounting device comprising:
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a first housing portion having a first appendage; a second housing portion having a second appendage, wherein the second housing portion is slidable in relation to the first housing portion; and an actuating portion capable of causing sliding movement between the first and second housing portions, wherein the sensing device is supported within at least one of the first and second housing portions, wherein at least one of the first and second housing portions includes a crumple zone portion. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A mounting device for supporting a sensing device in relation to a supporting structure, the mounting device comprising:
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a first housing portion having a first appendage; a second housing portion having a second appendage, wherein the second housing portion is slidable in relation to the first housing portion; and an actuating portion capable of causing sliding movement between the first and second housing portions, wherein the sensing device is supported within at least one of the first and second housing portions, further comprising a swivel ball located internally with respect to at least one of the first and second housing portions. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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63. A mounting device for supporting a sensing device in relation to a supporting structure, the mounting device comprising:
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a first housing portion having a first appendage; a second housing portion having a second appendage, wherein the second housing portion is slidable in relation to the first housing portion; and an actuating portion capable of causing sliding movement between the first and second housing portions, wherein the sensing device is supported within at least one of the first and second housing portions, wherein actuation of the actuating portion both causes the first and second appendages to clamp onto the supporting structure and causes a swivel ball associated with the first and second housing portions to be set to a particular rotational orientation. - View Dependent Claims (64)
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65. A mounting device for supporting a sensing device in relation to a supporting structure, the mounting device comprising:
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a first housing portion having a first appendage; a second housing portion having a second appendage, wherein the second housing portion is slidable in relation to the first housing portion; and an actuating portion capable of causing sliding movement between the first and second housing portions, wherein the sensing device is supported within at least one of the first and second housing portions, wherein at least one of the first and second housing portions is formed from a combination of first and second symmetrical halves. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67)
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68. A mounting device for supporting a sensing device in relation to a supporting structure, the mounting device comprising:
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a tubular support component; first means for rotatably supporting the sensing device in relation to the tubular support component; and second means for substantially simultaneously coupling the tubular support component in relation to the supporting structure and setting a rotational position of the sensing device, wherein the second means includes an additional sleeve component that is slidable in relation to the tubular support component, and wherein the second means includes a threaded component capable of applying pressure upon the additional sleeve component. - View Dependent Claims (69)
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70. A method of installing a sensing device in relation to a supporting structure, the method comprising:
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providing first and second housing portions, wherein at least a portion of the first housing portion is within the second housing portion; positioning the sensing device within at least one of the first and second housing portions; positioning at least one of the first and second housing portions relative to the supporting structure so that the at least one housing portion extends through an orifice within the supporting structure; providing an actuating portion onto at least one of the first and second housing portions; and rotating the actuating portion relative to at least one of the first and second housing portions, wherein the rotating of the actuating portion causes the first and second housing portions to experience sliding movement in relation to one another, and wherein the sliding movement of the first and second housing portions causes the first and second housing portions to apply opposing forces upon the supporting structure such that the housing portions are secured in relation to the supporting structure. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72, 73, 74, 75)
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