Abstract: A ball mount assembly comprising a ball mount including a body having an opening and a base, the ball mount having an internal passage extending through the opening of the body in an axial direction of the ball mount; a compression fitting secured to the ball mount; and a sealing insert disposed in the internal passage of the ball mount, wherein the sealing insert is interposed between the compression fitting and the ball mount in the internal passage, and wherein the internal passage of the ball mount is defined by a first sidewall and a second sidewall.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 26, 2022
Date of Patent:
October 22, 2024
Assignee:
APG VISION LLC
Inventors:
Gregory M. Donatelli, Christopher C. McGeary, David M. McMeekin, Tyler William Dulaney
Abstract: A clamping mechanism configured to be attachable to a mounting base and to support a ball mount between the clamping mechanism and the mounting base. The clamping mechanism comprising a first-end portion configured to be attached to the mounting base, the first-end portion including a tab, a flexible section, a first bottom surface that extends in a first plane, and a first through hole extending through the tab and the first bottom surface; a second-end portion configured such that a bend allowance of the second-end portion is less than a bend allowance of the first-end portion, the second-end portion including a second bottom surface that extends in a second plane, and a second through hole extending through the second bottom surface; and a contoured surface configured to cradle a body portion of the ball mount.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 10, 2022
Publication date:
December 22, 2022
Applicant:
APG VISION LLC
Inventors:
Gregory M. Donatelli, Christopher C. McGeary, Tyler William Dulaney
Abstract: A ball mount assembly comprising a ball mount including a body having an opening and a base, the ball mount having an internal passage extending through the opening of the body in an axial direction of the ball mount; a compression fitting secured to the ball mount; and a sealing insert disposed in the internal passage of the ball mount, wherein the sealing insert is interposed between the compression fitting and the ball mount in the internal passage, and wherein the internal passage of the ball mount is defined by a first sidewall and a second sidewall.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 26, 2022
Publication date:
November 3, 2022
Applicant:
APG Vision LLC
Inventors:
Gregory M. Donatelli, Christopher C. McGeary, David M. McMeekin, Tyler William Dulaney