Including Latch, Retainer, Or Keeper On Bracket Patents (Class 248/221.11)
  • Patent number: 11889646
    Abstract: A display device includes a head including a display panel, a stand supporting the head, and a moving assembly coupled to the head and to the stand, the moving assembly including a rotational assembly for rotating the head and a tilt assembly for allowing the head to be inclined, the rotational assembly includes a base and a rotating plate rotatably disposed at the base, the tilt assembly includes a holder fixed to the stand, a rotating body coupled to the base and rotatably coupled to the holder, the rotating body having a rotational axis intersecting a rotational axis of the rotating plate, and an elastic member disposed between the holder and the rotating body, wherein a first end of the elastic member is coupled to the holder, and wherein the rotating body is supported by the elastic member at a position adjacent to a second end of the elastic member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seunggyu Kang, Jaeuk Ryu, Youngwook Kang
  • Patent number: 11886236
    Abstract: A desktop platform for use with virtual, augmented or mixed reality technology is provided. The platform includes a plurality of camera sections, a keyboard section, a trackpad section, a screen section, and means for supporting a user input device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: ROTO VR LIMITED
    Inventors: Elliott Myers, Gavin Waxkirsh
  • Patent number: 11822382
    Abstract: A flat-panel display device described herein includes a display screen; a display backplate; a chassis slidably arranged on the display backplate; a fixing support, a motion module arranged on the chassis, wherein the motion module includes a first telescopic assembly and a second telescopic assembly arranged on the fixing support; a first speaker arranged on the chassis; and a second speaker connected to the second telescopic assembly. The first telescopic assembly is matched with the display backplate and configured to drive the chassis, the first speaker, the second speaker and the second telescopic assembly to move back and forth in a first direction relative to the display backplate. The second telescopic assembly is configured to drive the second speaker to move back and forth in a second direction relative to the display backplate and the first speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: OnePlus Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Zhang, Jin Hu, Xiaodong Huang, Yong Yang, Yajun Yu, Shunming Huang
  • Patent number: 11746996
    Abstract: An adapter assembly for securing a luminaire to a niche formed in a wall of a pool or spa. The assembly comprises a mounting bracket having a rear portion shaped and sized to fit within the niche and a front portion comprising a peripheral flange sized to engage the wall surrounding the niche. The mounting bracket enables the luminaire to be secured thereto and be visible from a front side thereof. The assembly includes at least one clamping device attached to the rear portion of the mounting bracket and configured to secure the mounting bracket to the niche. In a preferred embodiment, the clamping device comprises a clamping arm and drive member. The clamping arm is pivotally connected to the mounting bracket such that the mounting bracket is drawn into the niche and the peripheral flange of the mounting bracket is drawn towards the wall surrounding the niche.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: SPA ELECTRICS PTY LTD
    Inventors: Charles Smith, Mathew Rust, Elizabeth Christmas, Marcus Krigsman, Margaux Hayes, Thi Thanh Thao Nguyen, Josh Bell
  • Patent number: 11696641
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a suspension system comprising a hang standard having slots and being configured to be vertically arranged, and a bracket configured to be attached to the hang standard in a cantilevered fashion using connectors on a proximal end of the bracket that enter slots on along the hang standard. A slider unit is adapted to be mounted on the bracket and to carry a container or other component. A rearwardly extending portion of the slider unit is arranged on the slider unit to reach into one of the slots of the hang standard occupied by a connector of the bracket to prevent the slider unit from tilting forward on the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Elfa International AB
    Inventors: Peter Nilsson, Tobias Ringenhag
  • Patent number: 11576487
    Abstract: A fastening device for releasably fixing a front panel to a drawer, in particular to a drawer sidewall, includes at least two connecting elements configured to be mounted to the front panel and at least two locking devices associated to the drawer for, preferably releasably, locking the two connecting elements. At least one cable is provided to connect the at least two locking devices to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: JULIUS BLUM GMBH
    Inventor: Markus Irgang
  • Patent number: 11540406
    Abstract: A display stand holder includes a stand member, a base, a pivot member, and a latch device. The stand member is configured to be disposed on a planar surface. The lower end of the stand member is configured to be disposed on the planar surface. The base is slidably disposed in the stand member. The pivot member includes a mounting plate and at least one pivot plate. The pivot plate is pivotally connected to the base. The latch device includes a stop pin and an actuator. The stop pin is normally embedded into the limiting notch to limit a range of rotation of the pivot member relative to the base. The actuator is configured to push the stop pin to escape from the limiting notch, allowing the pivot member to further rotate to cause the mounting plate to be parallel to the planar surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Po-Jen Shih, Chien-Min Wang
  • Patent number: 11452377
    Abstract: A mounting device for quick and easy mounting of an electronic device includes a mounting rack, a locking mechanism, and a support rack. The locking mechanism includes a movable locking rack, a shaft connected to the locking rack, and a locking ring on the shaft. The support rack includes an engaging element and groove, and when the support rack is moved toward the mounting rack during mounting, the free end of the engaging element passes through the lower side of the locking rack, and pushes against the locking ring. When mounted on the mounting rack, the bottom of the locking ring is in the engaging groove. When the support rack is raised up, the engaging element raises the locking rack to the magnetic part, and the locking rack is magnetically held to the magnetic part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Nanning FuLian FuGui Precision Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Liang-Zhen Huang
  • Patent number: 11442488
    Abstract: A connection element is provided for connecting a first part with a second part of a vehicle pedal. An essentially rigid central section is provided, in addition to a first connecting section connecting the connection element to the first part and a second connecting section connecting the connection element with the second part. The two connecting sections are formed at free ends of the central section opposite each other. The first connecting section features at least two first latching elements that form a latching connection together with latching elements of the first part formed corresponding to the first latching elements. The first connecting section features four first latching elements. The first latching elements form, in the assembled state of the connection element, as pairs in each case a latching connection together with a latching element of the first part corresponding to each pair of latching elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventor: Heinrich-Reinhold (Heinz) Bruees
  • Patent number: 11320088
    Abstract: A display stand includes a frame, an actuated rotary mechanism coupled to the frame, a counterweight coupled to the actuated rotary mechanism and movable in a vertical direction during rotation of the display about the axis of rotation, and an elevation mechanism. The actuated rotary mechanism includes a display holder that is configured to mount a display to the frame and rotate the display about an axis of rotation. The counterweight and the display are located at opposite sides of a vertical plane that passes through the axis of rotation such that a combined center of mass of the display, the display holder, and the counterweight lies on the vertical plane. The frame is coupled to the elevation mechanism, and the elevation mechanism is configured to move the frame up and down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignees: UBTECH NORTH AMERICA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER CORP, UBTECH ROBOTICS CORP LTD
    Inventors: Houzhu Ding, Chengkun Zhang, Huan Tan, Youjun Xiong
  • Patent number: 11293585
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a pedestal, a complete machine device, and a method of assembling the same. The pedestal includes: a pedestal bracket, including a bracket and a connecting portion connected to each other, the connecting portion including a first mating member; and a connecting member, including a second mating member, wherein the first mating member is detachably fixed to the second mating member. The first surface of the connecting portion is in contact with the second surface of the connecting member, and both the first surface and the second surface have a first curvature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignees: HEFEI BOE DISPLAY LIGHTING CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yeyong Li
  • Patent number: 11293479
    Abstract: A clipping apparatus is disclosed. The clipping apparatus connects on the Z-axis but can be activated for release on either the X or Y-axis. The system also has a self-locking mechanism on the handle to create a secure connection along the Z-axis. It is includes a first member that includes a first cavity and a first handle and a second member that includes a second cavity and a second handle. The first member and second member are mated to a spring connection mechanism and a base plate, thereby forming an opening. When the first handle and the second handle are pushed inwards, a male fitting is accepted into the opening and locked into the opening when the first handle and the second handle are released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Bowerbags LLC
    Inventor: James Patrick Bowerman
  • Patent number: 11262809
    Abstract: A base chassis supports a set of storage cages. The base chassis includes a front portion that is removably attachable to a first storage cage. The base chassis also includes an extension portion. The extension portion has a first end that is fixedly attachable to the front portion to extend a length of the base chassis to support an additional storage cage when the first storage cage is detached from the front portion. The extension portion also has a second end that is attachable to the first storage cage to support the first storage cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Kenny H. Pham, Earl W. Moore, Paul E. Westphall, Daniel W. Tower
  • Patent number: 11246233
    Abstract: This application relates to a magnetic attachment mechanism attached to a stand for a display unit. The display unit includes a housing enclosing a display panel. The housing has a recess formed on a rear surface of the housing to accept the magnetic attachment mechanism. The magnetic attachment mechanism includes a magnetic element that is magnetically coupled to a corresponding magnetic element in the housing of the desktop display device when the magnetic attachment mechanism is inserted into the recess. The magnetic attachment mechanism also includes a latch mechanism that locks the display unit to the stand when the latch mechanism is engaged with a surface feature of the recess. The latch mechanism can be disengaged to allow for mobility of the display unit as separated from the stand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sunita Venkatesh, David H. Narajowski, Lauren M. Farrell
  • Patent number: 11187373
    Abstract: A television mounting bracket for hanging a television on a wall that include a first body that is designed to be connected to the wall and a second body that is designed to be connected to the television. The first body has a vertical c-profile channel that has a top opening and a vertical slot. The bottom part of the c-profile channel is narrower than the rest of it. The first body has a horizontal springy pin that is connected to its back part with a spring and protrudes from it into the c-profile channel in a way that enable the springy pin to move backward and forward. The second body has a horizontal pin with a locking piece that includes a vertical channel. The locking piece corresponds with the vertical slot and the vertical channel corresponds with the horizontal springy pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Inventor: Shlomo Levy
  • Patent number: 11047644
    Abstract: Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide duty mount assembly to mount and to support an implement (such as a handgun, for example) or an implement holster (such as a handgun holster, for example), or the like, in a variety of configurations. The duty mount assembly comprises a receiver with a receiver pocket and an adapter configured to securely fit within the receiver pocket. The adapter may be coupled to the implement or the implement holster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Inventor: Jacob Shearer
  • Patent number: 10967689
    Abstract: An underbed hitch mounting system is described. The mounting system may be utilized for towing vehicles wherein the mounting system may selectively accommodate either a fifth wheel hitch or a gooseneck hitch. The mounting system may include at least one rail capable of being connected to a vehicle frame, wherein the rail includes at least one socket. The socket may be engaged with a receiving member, wherein the receiving member may be engaged with a leg of a fifth wheel hitch. A mid rail may be connected to the rails and may include a hitch ball socket that is capable of engagement with a hitch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.
    Inventors: Eric J. Stanifer, Richard W. McCoy, Brian W. Ward
  • Patent number: 10838454
    Abstract: A monitor-mounted status indicator light assembly is disclosed, including at least one status indicator light and a mounting bracket adapted for mounting on a monitor. In some embodiments, standard VESA mounting configurations are employed, and the assembly's mounting bracket does not interfere with, or prevent, mounting of the monitor to a monitor mounting arm via the same VESA mounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Salmon, Daniel LiCalzi, Daniel J. McDermott
  • Patent number: 10759039
    Abstract: A handle mounting structure includes a handle including a handle shaft with a sliding space defined in one side thereof and a mounting unit located at one end thereof, a locking mechanism including an insert plate slidably inserted into the sliding space and a torsion spring mounted in the sliding space and stopped between the handle and the insert plate to impart a pressure to the insert plate toward the outside of the sliding space, and a positioning device including a flat base pivotally coupled to the handle and a hook block located at a bottom side of the flat base. The handle can be fastened to a sliding box of a cabinet through locking mechanism and the positioning device, so that the handle is not easily separated from the sliding box, and the sliding box can be surely pulled out of or pushed into the cabinet through the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: HANWIT PRECISION INDUSTRIES LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-De Wu, Ching-Kai Chang
  • Patent number: 10717643
    Abstract: A motor having a circuit board including at least two MEMS sensors. The circuit board is mounted within a housing of the motor using the same fasteners as an encoder of the motor. Mounting the MEMS sensors to the circuit board simplifies assembly of the motor and standardizes the positioning of the MEMS sensors within the housing, while the overall motor footprint is unaffected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kristin N. Yee, Michael J. Melfi, Zhenhuan Yuan, John A. Balcerak, Arun K. Guru
  • Patent number: 10602843
    Abstract: A floating shelf apparatus that includes a mounting bracket and a shelf. The mounting bracket is coupled directly to a support surface such as a wall and the shelf is mounted to the support surface to hang the shelf from the support surface. The mounting bracket includes a first portion that is coupled to the wall, a second portion having an S-shape that extends from a first end of the first portion, and a third portion having a linear shape that extends from a second end of the first portion. The shelf includes a ledge portion upon which items may be supported and a mounting portion that facilitates mounting the shelf to the mounting bracket. The mounting portion has a mounting element that interacts with the second portion of the mounting bracket to mount the shelf to the mounting bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Inventor: Salvatore Sisto
  • Patent number: 10601975
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a vehicle-mounted mobile phone holder and a ring buckle. The mobile phone holder comprises a first connecting part, a second connecting part and a middle part; the first connecting part is used for being connected to the mobile phone, at least one card slot is formed in the first connecting part, and at least one card entrance is formed in the card slot; the middle part at least at least comprises a universal connecting end, the universal connecting end is connected with the first connecting part or the second connecting part. The ring buckle comprises a buckle part, a rotary part and a fixed part, the buckle part is connected to the rotary part through a connecting shaft, the rotary part is connected onto the fixed part through a rotating shaft, the fixed part is adhered into the mobile phone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Inventor: Jianbo Liu
  • Patent number: 10527337
    Abstract: An ice bank detachably mounted on a base member located at a refrigerator door, the ice bank including a front wall, a rear wall, both side walls, a bottom wall, a top opening, an ice storage space is defined by the front wall, the rear wall, both side walls and the bottom wall, a blade cover coupled to the rear wall, an ice crushing space is defined by the rear wall and the blade cover, a rotation shaft extending through the blade cover and the rear wall, a second connection unit coupled to the first portion of the rotation shaft and detachably mounted to a first connection unit of a driving unit which is mounted to the base member, a transfer unit coupled to the second portion of the rotation shaft and disposed within the ice storage space, an ice crushing unit coupled to a third portion of the rotation shaft and disposed within the ice crushing space, an ice transfer hole provided at the rear wall such that ices are transferred from the ice storage space to the ice crushing space through the ice transfer h
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Gue-Sec Hwang
  • Patent number: 10495411
    Abstract: Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide a holster mount assembly, to mount and to support an implement or an implement holster, or the like, in a variety of configurations on a personal or tactical accessory. The holster mount assembly includes at least a base, a grip plate, and a latch plate. The latch plate is arranged to engage the grip plate to compress the base and the grip plate onto a portion of the personal or tactical accessory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas Tedder, Taylor Vold
  • Patent number: 10274131
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are directed to apparatuses and methods involving the mounting of display screens. As may be implemented in accordance with one or more embodiments, a mounting head is configured for mounting a display screen and provides an automatic, self-latching/locking function and a manual unlocking function, which allows male and female sections to be unlocked/released and then separated without continued application of a release force to the mounting head. A device is configured for mounting two display screens to a single support, with spacing between the displays being adjustable with a single control that simultaneously separates or brings together the two screen mountings (horizontally side-by-side or vertically). An articulated support arm provides an adjustment mechanism which does not require tools to operate, and which is conveniently integrated into the body of the support arm with the components generally lying on the axis of the arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: SBFI Limited International House
    Inventors: Hanna Catherine Petts, Steven Glen Symonds, Andrew Timothy Edwards
  • Patent number: 10127947
    Abstract: A data storage system assembly includes a rigid central plate with multiple data storage devices (DSDs) mounted on the central plate, where a first row of DSDs is coupled with a first side of the central plate, and a second row of DSDs is coupled with a second side of the central plate, both in a side-by-side arrangement. A plurality of flexible mounting grommets may be fastened to each DSD and coupled to the central plate, such as in an arrangement in which an even number of grommets are fastened to one side and an odd number of grommets are fastened to an opposing side of the DSD. Each respective DSD may be fastened to a corresponding adaptor plate, where each adaptor plate is coupled with the central plate. Flexible mounting grommets may be fastened to each adaptor plate and coupled to the central plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas R. Albrecht, Darya Amin-Shahidi, Toshiki Hirano, Lidu Huang, Jeffrey D. Wilke
  • Patent number: 10010176
    Abstract: A hidden hanging bracket with an anti-disengagement system, for wall cupboards, wherein a cupboard is hooked to a support fixed to wall by way of a hook with a tooth of a hanging-bracket device, wherein a releasable reciprocal constraint system including a screw is provided between the hook and the support, the screw being screwed onto the hook and suitable for interfering with the support. According to the invention, the screw is screwed into a threaded seat positioned on a section forming part of, and incorporated in, the hook, the section being substantially opposed, but not completely offset, with respect to the tooth. The tip or end part of the screw is engaged with a horizontal flap at an edge of the support and folded directly from the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventor: Carlo Cattaneo
  • Patent number: 9855910
    Abstract: A mounting device (10) for a folded airbag, especially for a folded side airbag, is provided comprising a base plate (12), a clamping portion (14) encompassing the airbag in ring shape and a fixing plate (16) adjacent to the clamping portion (14). The fixing plate (16) and the base plate (12) exhibit a first and, resp., a second contact surface (32, 34) which are directly superimposed in the mounted condition. Furthermore an airbag module comprising a mounting device (10) is suggested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: TRW Automotive GmbH
    Inventor: Anton Fischer
  • Patent number: 9789758
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle, a front cabin and a method for controlling the front cabin are provided. The front cabin includes: a sheet metal and a front subframe. The front cabin is configured to house an engine, a motor, a motor controller, a transmission and a support assembly. The engine and the motor are connected to the transmission respectively; the engine is disposed on the right side of the front cabin; the transmission is disposed on the left side of the front cabin; the motor is disposed on the left side of the front cabin and above the transmission; and the motor controller is disposed above the transmission and located at the front of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Ziqiang Zhao, Pan Lin, Changjiu Liu
  • Patent number: 9703334
    Abstract: A storage apparatus of an electronic device, the storage apparatus includes: a plurality of chassis each configured to store a plurality of electronic devices, at an interval in which at least one electronic device is capable of being disposed; and a fixing portion configured to fix the plurality of chassis, wherein at least one of the plurality of chassis is formed such that in the interval of the electronic devices stored in the at least one of the plurality of chassis, at least one of the electronic devices stored in another chassis among the plurality of chassis is disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Shinichirou Okamoto, Shinichirou Kouno
  • Patent number: 9470359
    Abstract: A base component for loading, hanging or supporting objects has a connecting rod connected with a fixed base and a cover which sleeves the connecting rod and covers the fixed base. The fixed base is connected with the connecting rod by a linear guide pair. The linear guide pair is closed for avoiding digression after the fixed base is covered by the cover. The base component is simple in structure and convenient to install and use, because it allows changing loaded objects rapidly without disassembling the fixed base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Anho Houseware Co., Ltd. Jiangmen
    Inventor: Decai Zhang
  • Patent number: 9307124
    Abstract: A wall stand is provided. The wall stand comprises a stand body and a bottom plate. The stand body includes a base, a pressing component and a pressing component. The base has an opening. The pressing component comprises a pressing portion disposed corresponding to the opening. The pressing component is disposed on the base. The bottom plate is configured for being mounted on a wall. The bottom plate includes an elastic component and at least one supporting portion. The elastic component is disposed corresponding to the pressing component for being engaged with the pressing component and disengaged from the pressing component by a force from the pressing component. The at least one supporting portion is configured for correspondingly supporting the at least one fixing component. A method for using the wall stand for an IP camera is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: SERCOMM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chia-An Chen
  • Patent number: 9278238
    Abstract: A bracket positioned on one side of a membrane or surface is adjustable from the other side of the surface to permit the position of an item supported by the bracket to be readily adjusted relatively to the surface. The bracket has a base to which an arm is movably attached. The arm moves between an open and a closed position to permit the item to be received by the bracket. In the closed position the item is clamped between the base and the arm. A finger is mounted on the base and is movable into and out of engagement with a contact surface on the arm. When the finger engages the contact surface it secures the arm in the closed position and effects the clamping action which holds the item in position. The finger and arm are readily accessible to permit adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Victaulic Company
    Inventors: Lawrence W. Thau, Jr., Yi Liu, Shuo Peng
  • Patent number: 9103484
    Abstract: A connection device includes: a pedestal having a placement face; a connector provided in the placement face of the pedestal; a support provided adjacent to the pedestal and extended in a direction crossing the placement surface of the pedestal and having a face to define a space for placing a portable terminal on the connector and on a contact face in the face of the support, the contact face being movable in a thickness direction of the support; and an elastic member that is deformed by the movement of the contact face and applies an elastic force generated by the deformation in a direction of blocking the movement of the contact face with respect to the thickness direction of the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignees: Yamaha Corporation, Hosiden Corporation
    Inventors: Toyofumi Hayashi, Tomohiko Kamimura, Satoru Fujiwara, Hiroyoshi Shinozuka, Takuro Michinomoto
  • Patent number: 9033294
    Abstract: A release-preventing system for wall cupboards wherein a cupboard (40, 70, 105, 110, 150) is hooked to a support (47, 76, 97, 115, 155) fixed to the wall (48, 77, 98, 114, 154) by a hook (41, 73, 91, 125, 162) of a cupboard holding device (40, 90, 124, 163) characterized in that between the hook (41, 73, 91, 125, 162) and the support (47, 76, 97, 115, 155) there is a release preventing element (51, 79, 101, 121, 160, 167) that prevents unhooking of the cupboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: LEONARDO S.R.L.
    Inventor: Carlo Cattaneo
  • Patent number: 9016647
    Abstract: The instant disclosure relates to a monitor mounting apparatus for disposing on a working surface. The mounting apparatus includes a base, an adjusting unit, and a tilt bracket. The base is arranged on the working surface and has at least one guiding member. The adjusting unit includes at least one sliding member and at least one connecting member interconnected. The sliding member may be slidably arranged on the guiding member. The tilt bracket has an outer end portion and at least one connecting portion. The connecting portion is pivotally connected to the connecting member, and the outer end portion is defined on one end of the tilt bracket away from the connecting member. The tilt bracket may be oriented at various angular and vertical positions. The user may adjust the monitor mounting apparatus to suit the person's needs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Syncmold Enterprise Corp.
    Inventors: Der-Wei Lu, Kuo-Yuan Chou, Chung-Cheng Hu
  • Patent number: 9003630
    Abstract: An assembly plate and a method for arranging at least one module in a housing body, including an assembly side for assembly in the housing body and an opposing module housing side for housing the module. According to the invention, the assembly plate has clip pins by means of which the module can be locked in a position on the assembly side as defined by the clip pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Dorma GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventor: Michael Hufen
  • Patent number: 8979047
    Abstract: A mounting bracket (1, 41, 91, 121) for a roof window has a frame mountable member (2, 2a, 93, 123), a roof mountable member (3, 3a, 94, 124) and a hinge arrangement (22, 34, 95, 125) for mechanically coupling the roof mountable member (3, 3a, 94, 124) and the frame mountable member (2, 2a, 93, 123) together so that the roof mountable member (3, 3a, 94, 124) is movable between an out of use storage position and an in use mounting position. The location of the pivotal point of the hinge arrangement (22, 34, 95, 125) is movable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Inventor: Sean Coyle
  • Patent number: 8979070
    Abstract: A housing for a dispensing tube of a metering dispenser comprises a mounting half and a strike half carried by the mounting half. A channel for a dispensing tube is defined in the mounting half, and a plunger aperture is defined through the channel. The strike half pivots, relative to the mounting half, between a first pivotal position at least partially covering the channel and a second pivotal position exposing the channel and also slides relative to the mounting half, at least when the strike half is in the first pivotal position, between a first slide position obstructing pivotal movement of the strike half out of the first pivotal position and a second slide position permitting such movement. When the strike half is in the first pivotal position and the first slide position, a plunger strike surface on the strike half is in registration with and facing the plunger aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Inventors: William Keizer, Mark Stouffer
  • Patent number: 8979048
    Abstract: An assembly includes an adapter portion configured for attachment to a rear surface of an electronic display device and a base portion configured to be mounted to a fixed structure in the cockpit of an aircraft. The adapter portion has a cylindrical barrel portion having a plurality of circumferentially disposed radially outwardly extending keys, a first radially inwardly extending recess corresponding to a landscape position of the display device and a second radially inwardly extending recess corresponding to a portrait position of the display device. The base portion includes an upper surface with a circular reception port formed therein for receiving the barrel portion of the adapter portion, and the reception port has a plurality of radially outwardly extending circumferentially disposed keyways formed therein for receiving the plurality of keys on the barrel portion of the adapter portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Rosemount Aerospace Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew A. Tschann, Kenneth J. Freeman
  • Publication number: 20150069197
    Abstract: A clip device to secure a container to a mounting location. In an example, the clip device has a base having a first and second side. The clip device also has an arm connected to the first side of the base. The clip device also has an attachment connected to the arm, the attachment configured to removably receive the container. The clip device also has a plurality of legs connected to the second side of the base, the legs configured for securement to the mounting location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventor: Nathaniel Mitchell
  • Patent number: 8973878
    Abstract: Herein are disclosed systems and methods and assemblies for mounting an accessory base to a surface (e.g., a wall surface). The systems comprise a mounting bracket which can be attached to the surface by a double-faced adhesive such as a stretch-releasing adhesive. The accessory base can be attached to the mounting bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: Craig Thompson
  • Patent number: 8967565
    Abstract: A mount bracket includes a fixing frame, an installation unit, a movable member, a positioning member and a release member. The fixing frame includes a side wall and an end wall. The movable member has a first board movably connected to the side wall and a second board. The first board includes an engaging hole and a contact portion. The positioning member is fixed to the side wall and has an engaging portion. The movable member is movably connected to the first board. When in assembling, the contact portion and the second board contact the inside and outside of a post of a rack. The fixing frame is pushed toward the post to insert the installation unit into the holes of the post. The engaging portion of the positioning member is engaged with the engaging hole of the movable member to connect the movable member to the fixing frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignees: King Slide Works Co., Ltd., King Slide Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shun-Ho Yang, Chien-Li Huang, Yao-Tsung Chen, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Publication number: 20150034652
    Abstract: A clamp fastener for fastening a housing to a rail, such as a top-hat rail, includes a slider which is clampable to the rail, wherein, for simultaneous connection of the housing to an adjacent housing that is already fastened to the rail, the slider is transferable to the clamping position via a slider lock comprising an additional slider, which can be actuated by the adjacent housing, and the slider additionally includes a housing lock for locking the housing to the adjacent housing when transferring the slider to the clamping position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventor: Martin Petricek
  • Patent number: 8931746
    Abstract: A bracket for supporting and displaying a planar object comprises an elongated body member including a planar web and a front wall and a rear wall extending from the longitudinal edges of the web. An end wall extends transversely with respect to and engages the distal ends of the web, the front wall and the rear wall such that the web and the front and rear walls and the end wall define a longitudinal channel open at the proximal end and closed at the distal end for supporting the objects. A pair of arms extend rearwardly from the body member. At least one of the arms is resiliently deflectable for engagement and retention of the lugs in an aperture of a mounting substrate. During connection, lugs on the arms are adapted to engage the portion of the mounting substrate defining the aperture for moving the arms inwardly so that the lugs pass through the aperture for permitting the arms to move outwardly and the lugs to engage the mounting substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Benchmarc Display Inc.
    Inventors: Louis D. Fanning, Jr., Edwin Paul Miller
  • Patent number: 8919711
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for detachably coupling a drawer to an extendable rail of a pullout guide, comprising an adjusting apparatus by means of which a position of a drawer connected to the rail can be adjusted in the lateral direction relative to the rail, wherein the device has a fastening part that can be fastened to the drawer and a coupling part that can be coupled to the rail, wherein the coupling part can be detachably coupled to the rail, and wherein the position of the fastening part and the coupling part relative to each other can be adjusted by the adjusting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Holzer, Kurt Haemmerle
  • Publication number: 20140373329
    Abstract: In some aspects a quick-detach (QD) accessory base mount includes a body. The body includes an accessory engagement interface configured to engage an accessory and a rail engagement interface defining a channel adapted to receive an accessory rail. A rail clamp is carried by the body and is moveable to selectively clamp the body to the accessory rail. A mounting arm extends outwardly from the body and is carried to rotate relative to the body between a first position and a second position. A cam is configured to support the rail clamp to grip the accessory rail and to clamp the body to the accessory rail when the mounting arm is in the first position and to release the rail clamp from gripping the accessory rail when the mounting arm is in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: TORREY PINES LOGIC, INC.
    Inventor: Leo Volfson
  • Publication number: 20140346296
    Abstract: An assembly includes an adapter portion configured for attachment to a rear surface of an electronic display device and a base portion configured to be mounted to a fixed structure in the cockpit of an aircraft. The adapter portion has a cylindrical barrel portion having a plurality of circumferentially disposed radially outwardly extending keys, a first radially inwardly extending recess corresponding to a landscape position of the display device and a second radially inwardly extending recess corresponding to a portrait position of the display device. The base portion includes an upper surface with a circular reception port formed therein for receiving the barrel portion of the adapter portion, and the reception port has a plurality of radially outwardly extending circumferentially disposed keyways formed therein for receiving the plurality of keys on the barrel portion of the adapter portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Matthew A. Tschann, Kenneth J. Freeman
  • Patent number: 8888059
    Abstract: A fastening device (6) for detachably fastening a first component (4) to a second component (5), especially to a motor vehicle. A bearing block (7), which has a stay bolt (13), is fastened to one component (5). The bearing block (7) has an anchor bracket (8), which is fastened to the other component (4) and which has an anchor hook (15) for hooking onto the stay bolt (13). A locking device (16) is provided which can be adjusted between a locking state, in which anchor hook (15) can be hooked into and detached from the stay bolt (13), and an unlocking state, in which stay bolt (13) is fixed to the anchor hook (15) hooked into same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Eberspächer Exhaust Technology GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Carsten Kohberg, Marko Schulz
  • Patent number: 8848377
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus for bezel includes a first mounting structure secured, and a chassis. A plurality of first hooks is defined in the bezel. The chassis includes a first sidewall. The first sidewall defines an installation groove. The first mounting structure includes an installation member, and a locking member slidably installed in the installation member. The installation member is engaged with the plurality of first hooks. The locking member is slidably installed on the installation member. The installation member defines a through hole, and a latching portion is located on the locking member. The latching portion extends through the through hole to be engaged in the installation groove and the latching portion can be disengaged from the installation groove when the locking member slides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Hu Lu, Zhan-Yang Li, Po-Wen Chiu