Universal mounting apparatus
First Claim
1. A ball-and-socket joint assembly for supporting a conventional radar detector on a handlebar of a motorcycle, comprising:
- a stationary object;
a movable object; and
a mounting apparatus comprising;
first and second rigid link sections, each link section having an upper socket section and a lower socket section, so that an upper receiving space is defined by the two upper socket sections and a lower receiving space is defined by the two lower socket sections;
an upper coupler having a non-deformable upper ball that is received for rotation inside the upper receiving space, the upper ball having a generally convex-like outer surface, with the movable object secured to the upper coupler;
a lower coupler having a lower ball that is received for rotation inside the lower receiving space, with the stationary object secured to the lower coupler;
a link member for securing the link sections together with the upper ball retained inside the upper receiving space, and with the lower ball retained inside the lower receiving space;
wherein each of the upper socket sections has a circular outer edge, and each upper socket section contacts the upper ball only along its circular outer edge; and
wherein each of the socket sections has a concave-like inner surface that has a radius, with the radius of the socket sections being less than a radius of at least one of the balls, such that the convex-like outer surface is spaced from the concave-like inner surface at a central portion of the concave-like inner surface.
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Abstract
A ball-and-socket joint assembly includes a stationary object, a movable object, and a mounting apparatus. The mounting apparatus has first and second rigid link sections, each link section having an upper socket section and a lower socket section, so that an upper receiving space is defined by the two upper socket sections and a lower receiving space is defined by the two lower socket sections. The assembly further includes an upper coupler having an upper ball that is received for rotation inside the upper receiving space, with the movable object secured to the upper coupler, and a lower coupler having a lower ball that is received for rotation inside the lower receiving space, with the stationary object secured to the lower coupler. A link member secures the link sections together with the upper ball retained inside the upper receiving space, and with the lower ball retained inside the lower receiving space.
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8 Claims
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1. A ball-and-socket joint assembly for supporting a conventional radar detector on a handlebar of a motorcycle, comprising:
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a stationary object; a movable object; and a mounting apparatus comprising; first and second rigid link sections, each link section having an upper socket section and a lower socket section, so that an upper receiving space is defined by the two upper socket sections and a lower receiving space is defined by the two lower socket sections; an upper coupler having a non-deformable upper ball that is received for rotation inside the upper receiving space, the upper ball having a generally convex-like outer surface, with the movable object secured to the upper coupler; a lower coupler having a lower ball that is received for rotation inside the lower receiving space, with the stationary object secured to the lower coupler; a link member for securing the link sections together with the upper ball retained inside the upper receiving space, and with the lower ball retained inside the lower receiving space; wherein each of the upper socket sections has a circular outer edge, and each upper socket section contacts the upper ball only along its circular outer edge; and wherein each of the socket sections has a concave-like inner surface that has a radius, with the radius of the socket sections being less than a radius of at least one of the balls, such that the convex-like outer surface is spaced from the concave-like inner surface at a central portion of the concave-like inner surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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