Vertical Pivot Patents (Class 248/289.11)
  • Patent number: 11904232
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a game table system for modular and adjustable configuration by a user. The game table system comprises an auxiliary member chosen by the user to be optionally adjoined to different areas of a table top or at least one leg of the game table system. The auxiliary member aiding in ease of access to various articles that may aid the user in conducting the game played upon the game table system. The auxiliary members may be removably adjoined so that one or more auxiliary members can be removed before storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Inventor: Jim Gordon
  • Patent number: 11882379
    Abstract: A modular mounting system for attaching multiple electronic display devices to a wall in an array. The system provides for vertical attachment of multiple electronic displays to a single module, and for vertical and horizontal attachment of multiple modules. The disclosed modular system enables multiple displays to be mounted in a virtually unlimited number of shapes as well as the standard square and rectangular arrays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Legrand AV Inc.
    Inventor: Jeff Bremmon
  • Patent number: 11832712
    Abstract: An attachable stand arrangement for a portable electronic device includes a stretchable bridle having a base attachment portion and straps extending from the base attachment portion and configured to stretch and fit over at least two corners of the portable electronic device. The attachable stand arrangement also includes a stand assembly having a base attached to the base attachment portion of the stretchable bridle, a rotatable support attached to, and rotatable relative to, the base, and a deployable stand attached to the rotatable support and pivotable with respect to the base between a stowed position and deployed positions and configured, when a portable electronic device is received by the attachable stand arrangement and the deployable stand is pivoted away from the base to at least one of the deployed positions, to support the portable electronic device on an external surface in an angled arrangement relative to the external surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: National Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Carnevali, Rick Phillips
  • Patent number: 11745831
    Abstract: A bar gripping assembly is configured to join a bar to a marine accessory on a marine craft. The bar gripping assembly has a single piece housing having an upper housing portion and a lower housing portion. A marine accessory is formed as part of the upper housing portion. A first wall slot and a second wall slot are arranged through the lower housing portion. A hollow portion adjacent to a weakened wall on the lower housing portion that has a lower portion opening and an upper portion. A strap is arranged through the first wall slot, the second wall slot, and around the lower portion opening. The strap compresses the lower housing portion against the bar to join the marine accessory to the marine craft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: GET A DRIFT OUTDOORS LTD
    Inventors: Zakary Pine, Timothy Drummond
  • Patent number: 11725773
    Abstract: A display mounting system including a support column, a moving bracket, an arm assembly, and a tilt assembly is described. The display mounting system includes one or more display attachment brackets to support one or more electronic displays. The display mounting system is used to hold one or more electronic displays over a worksurface or in front of a wall, and it allows the user of the display mounting system to easily change the orientation of one or more electronic displays according to user's preferences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Ergotron, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Janechek, John Kenneth Blomstrom, Michael Anthony Apolloni, John R. Waite, Shaun Christopher Lindblad, Peter Lee LaFleur Walls, David James Prince, Saeb Salih Asamarai
  • Patent number: 11654752
    Abstract: A mounting assembly for a vehicle sun visor includes a mounting bracket having a first locking element and a first rotation element. The mounting assembly also includes a cover having a second locking element and a second rotation element. The first locking element is configured to engage the second locking element while the cover is in a transport position to block movement of the cover relative to the mounting bracket, the first rotation element is configured to engage the second rotation element while the cover is in an extended position to enable rotation of the cover relative to the mounting bracket, and the cover conceals a fastener opening of the mounting bracket while the cover is in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Inventor: Guillaume Duthoit
  • Patent number: 11590882
    Abstract: A terrain viewing apparatus is provided to enable greater viewability of environmental conditions around a vehicle. A housing of the terrain viewing apparatus may include a lighting apparatus for emitting light and illuminating environmental conditions during nighttime, dusk, or adverse weather conditions. The housing may further include a reflecting apparatus to increase an operator's ability to view environmental conditions outside the vehicle. One or more joints may enable the housing to be adjustable with respect to the vehicle. An internal joint may enable the reflecting apparatus to be adjustable with respect to the housing. The lighting apparatus may receive power from the vehicle. The lighting and reflecting apparatuses may be electrically coupled to the vehicle and may be controllable therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: JST Performance, LLC
    Inventors: Nick Kastanis, Johnathan J. Heiner, Bradley J. LaMarche, Edgar A. Madril
  • Patent number: 11497204
    Abstract: A mount including a base and a handle. The base is capable of releasably coupling to a pole, for example outrigger poles, fishing rods, and shade poles. A handle of the mount can be loosened to allow the base to be rotated to position the pole in a desired extended direction. When the handle is tightened, the base is restricted from rotating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: GEM Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Sarnowski, William Ashford Gravely
  • Patent number: 11364977
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a boat driver awareness system that alerts other boaters that there are swimmers, skiers, divers, rope or other hazards are in the water, thereby telling them to be aware and take extra caution in the area. When boating, especially on smaller or busy lakes/areas, this system will alert all other boaters that there are people/swimmers in the water and they can respond by keeping out of the area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Inventors: Ross Allan Kjorlien, Leonard Jack Hudzinski
  • Patent number: 11306454
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an erosion control apparatus and methods of using and installing the apparatus. The apparatus is constructed to prevent erosion of soil during typical weather or tidal conditions and adverse weather events. The apparatus can include a plurality of anchored rolls and soil lifts operative to stabilize the shoreline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: WILKINSON ECOLOGICAL DESIGN
    Inventor: Seth Wilkinson
  • Patent number: 11261623
    Abstract: An apparatus for securing a wrap or sheet roll is disclosed. The apparatus includes a cable in which a first end of the cable is mounted to a structure and a second end of the cable is mounted to a base plate. The apparatus further includes a lock notch provided at the cable. The apparatus has a lock pin removably mounted to the lock notch. The apparatus also has a lock plate mounted to the cable. The apparatus includes a sheet roll mounted to the cable as well. The sheet roll is mounted to the cable by drawing the base plate through an opening provided at the sheet roll. The lock plate is placed above the sheet roll and the lock pin is mounted to the lock notch to secure position of the sheet roll between the lock plate and the base plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Inventor: Kenneth Giles
  • Patent number: 11236853
    Abstract: A security apparatus for securely displaying a portable electronic device comprises a base, a holder and a securing portion. The base defines a central bore and comprises a holder engagement portion. The holder comprises an outer surface defining a plurality of vertical channels terminating in a support surface forming a support platform. A holder groove is defined between the support platform and the outer surface of the holder. The securing portion comprises a plurality of projections coupled to each other by one or more lateral braces. Each of the plurality of projections comprises a lateral extension that is configured to contact the support surface and engage a holder groove. Rotation of the securing portion relative to the holder moves each lateral extension of the plurality of projections into the holder channel and secures the securing portion to the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Scorpion Security Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Franklyn W. Gulick, Jr., Gary R. Page
  • Patent number: 10917986
    Abstract: A dock for a portable electronic device includes a base and a cradle defining an interior volume configured to house at least a portion of the portable electronic device. The dock further includes an arm rotatably coupled to the base at a first end and rotatably coupled to the cradle at a second end. A security apparatus is configured to be inserted into a slot of the portable electronic device upon insertion of the portable electronic device into the cradle to prohibit removal of the portable electronic device from the dock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: ACCO BRANDS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian Bautista, Joseph A. Teresi, Erik Campbell, Wilson Tse, Ben Thacker
  • Patent number: 10820866
    Abstract: An apparatus having at least one anatomical support member which comprises at least one layer of laminar sheeting and at least one articulating joint unit is in engagement with the at least one of anatomical support member. The joint is positionable in at least a vertical and horizontal orientations enabling smooth positioning of portions of an anatomy in three dimensions such that translational and/or rotational centrepoints in its x, y and z axes substantially coincide. The joint is preferably made of by material(s) that do not cause substantial radiographic or nuclear imaging artifacts when medically imaged thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Inventor: Michael Campagna
  • Patent number: 10808430
    Abstract: A security device for holding a phone, camera, tablet, smart watch or other valuable item so that it can be viewed and used by a person, without the valuable item being readily removed from the security device. The security device has at least two clamping elements to clamp an item on two sides and clamping means to draw the at least two clamping elements together to clamp the item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: RTF Europe Limited
    Inventors: Tim John Lucas, Liam Edward Michael Cross
  • Patent number: 10773658
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device for folding in a camera on a motor vehicle in order to protect the device in the event of a collision with an obstacle. The device has a first housing element, in which the camera is received. The device has a second housing element, which is constructed to be connected to the motor vehicle in a positionally fixed manner. The first housing element and the second housing element are pivotably connected to each other by means of a first pivot connection, which defines a first rotation axis, and a second pivot connection, which defines a second rotation axis which is spaced apart from the first rotation axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: MAN TRUCK & BUS AG
    Inventors: Hans Rohrmüller, Erich Schönegger-Fösleitner, Marc Schippling
  • Patent number: 10696162
    Abstract: A control device includes a driving device for controlling a function of a vehicle, a display device for at least one piece of information relative to this function, and a receiving surface of the driving device and the display device. The control device is mounted translatably on the receiving surface and relative to the display device. The distance between the display device and the driving device is adjustable by moving the control device relative to said the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: FAURECIA INTERIEUR INDUSTRIE
    Inventor: Zakaria Benchikhi
  • Patent number: 10619383
    Abstract: A tether system is described that tethers a mobile computing device to a base. The tether system allows the mobile computing device to be used by individuals, but does not allow the mobile computing device to be moved further away from the base than the length of the tether. The tether system includes a tether cord with a first end coupled to the base, and a second end coupled to a coupling apparatus. The base can be a fixed structure, or can be coupled to a fixed structure, at the location where the mobile computing device is kept. The coupling apparatus is coupled to the mobile computing device. With the coupling apparatus coupling one end of the tether cord to the mobile computing device, and the other end of the tether cord coupled to the base, the tether system couples the mobile computing device to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLC
    Inventor: Yurgis Mauro Bacallao
  • Patent number: 10336164
    Abstract: A sun visor assembly comprises a support rod displaceable between a first position, extending along a windshield, and a second position extending along a side window. A visor body is carried on the support rod. A cam is configured to displace the visor body along the support rod from a home position to an extended position as the support rod is displaced toward the second position. A sun visor operating method and method of educating an operator with respect to a capability of a visor body to slide along a support rod are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mukdam Kena, Michael Murphy McElroy, John Andrew Stakoe
  • Patent number: 10238003
    Abstract: A cover for surrounding both an electronic device and a support on which the electronic device is retained includes a first portion defining a back of the cover to be positioned behind the electronic device and behind the support. The first portion includes at least one aperture for receiving a mounting member configured to mount the support to a structure. The cover further includes a second portion defining a front of the cover. The second portion defines therein a cavity sized and configured such that when connected to the first portion about an outer periphery of the second portion, the cavity encloses the electronic device and the support. A heating element is coupled to the second portion and operable to heat the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Gamber-Johnson LLC
    Inventors: Robert Sachse, Thomas D. O'Brien, Jason Lewandowski
  • Patent number: 10206522
    Abstract: A display system and method for displaying a product is disclosed. The system may include a display stem and a retainer for holding the product. The retainer may include a bracket and a retainer body having a substantially smooth surface. The display stem may include a recess for receiving at least a portion of the retainer body. The retainer may be oriented on top of the display stem in one or more predetermined positions through the use of magnetic forces. The retainer may be returned to and held on top of the display stem using a retaining cable. The retainer body and recess may include charging contacts for delivering power to a product held by the retainer when the retainer body is received within the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sheng Yang, Charles A. Schwalbach, Russell John Kaaihue Heirakuji, Carly Lynn Marasco
  • Patent number: 9987989
    Abstract: An adjustable rearview device, especially a side-view mirror for a motor vehicle, has a mirror head, a mirror base and at least one joint device. The joint device is arranged between the mirror head and mirror base and includes at least one elastomeric element and an axis of rotation around which the mirror head can move. The mirror head is configured to move, particularly by rotating or folding relative to the mirror base, from a first functional position to at least one second functional position. In the first functional position, the elastomeric element holds the mirror head. In at least one second functional position, the elastomeric element is stretched or compressed. The adjustable rearview device has at least one electrical conductor, which extends at least between the mirror base and mirror head. The electrical conductor is elastically deformable at least in the direction of its longitudinal dimension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: SMR Patents S.A.R.L.
    Inventor: Andreas Herrmann
  • Patent number: 9981606
    Abstract: In a vehicle door mirror device, a through hole of a case is penetrated by a support shaft so as to rotatably support the case on the support shaft. Lower ribs are formed in a protruding state at a peripheral face of the through hole, and protrusion leading end faces of the lower ribs are capable of contacting the support shaft. A gap dimension between the peripheral face of the through hole and the support shaft can accordingly be made small, thereby enabling rattling of the case with respect to the support shaft to be suppressed. Moreover, the contact surface area between the peripheral face of the through hole and the support shaft can be made small, thereby enabling an increase in sliding resistance between the peripheral face of the through hole and the support shaft to be suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Kazuya Umino, Shigeki Yoshida
  • Patent number: 9931912
    Abstract: A collar for a vehicle sun visor includes a pair of collar halves attached on a shaft body. The collar halves each include a receiving groove, a first locking hole and a second locking hole, and a first flexible claw and a second flexible claw. When the pair of collar halves is assembled, the flexible claw of one of the collar halves is inserted into and engages with the locking hole in the other of the collar halves, and the locking holes and the flexible claws are provided pair-wise and arranged opposite one another with the receiving groove therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignees: PIOLAX, INC., KASAI KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Moto Nakagawa, Ryou Aoki, Tomoya Shiraishi
  • Patent number: 9529388
    Abstract: A computer case assembly mounting system, having a case assembly with at least one hole. An insert is fitted within the case assembly. A magnet is mounted upon the at least one hole, and a computer is fitted within the insert. The computer as an example can be a smartphone or tablet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Inventor: Hamid Mchatet
  • Patent number: 9416912
    Abstract: One example of a wall mount with configurable stops to mount electronic equipment includes an enclosure housing to receive the electronic equipment and a pivot tube having a first end and a second end. The first end is attached to a rear external surface of the electronic housing. A stop plate is attached to the second end of the pivot tube. The stop plate is configured to be mounted to a surface. The stop plate includes multiple stops to control a range of rotation of the enclosure housing on the pivot tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Lilitab LLC
    Inventors: Bryan Rudolf Grziwok, Adam Scott Aronson
  • Patent number: 9366610
    Abstract: The invention relates to a material hardness testing instrument, specifically to a portable digital display hardness tester, comprising a magnetic chuck, a support, a force measuring device, an indenter, an electronic circuit board, a digital display, and a force applying and indentation depth measuring device consisting of a hand wheel, a rotary encoder and a micrometric screw pair. The support is equipped with the rotary encoder. The micrometric nut is installed in a hole. The digital display is located in the front. The support is fixed on the magnetic chuck. The micrometric nut is internally provided with the micrometric screw. The rotating shaft of the rotary encoder is connected with the micrometric screw and rotates along with the micrometric screw. The upper end of the micrometric screw is connected with the hand wheel, while the lower end is connected with the force measuring device. The lower end of the force measuring device is connected with the indenter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: SHENYANG TIANXING TESTING INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fenglin Zhang, Dan Wu, Liping Liu, Luming Zhang
  • Publication number: 20150144755
    Abstract: A holder includes a holding member, an attaching member, and a connecting structure. The holding member is configured to hold the portable electronic device thereon. The mounting member can be attached to an object, such as a user's arm or wrist. The connecting structure includes a first connecting member and a second connecting member rotatably coupled to the first connecting member. The first connecting member is coupled to the attaching member; the second connecting member is coupled to the holding member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: HOW-WEN CHIEN, BO-HAN CHU, CHE-HSIN CHAO, KUI-HAO CHANG, KAI-CHUN CHANG
  • Publication number: 20150136928
    Abstract: A stowable computer workstation (“SCW”) for a workplace within a vehicle is described, where the workplace has an inner sidewall of the vehicle. The SCW may include a video display mount assembly and a deployment support attached to the video display mount assembly. The deployment support is configured to deploy and stow the video display mount assembly against the inner sidewall and the deployment support is secured to the inner sidewall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Brian Gregory Fischer, Frank Henry Dugger, Bryant Scott Owen, Alan J. Wong
  • Publication number: 20150129731
    Abstract: A swivel base for use with a training aid having a top member and a bottom member, the top member for receiving a training aid and the bottom member for receiving a holder or stand. The top member is coupled to a ball bearing and a mounting member fixedly coupled to the bottom member is rotatably coupled to the ball bearing to allow the top member to rotate relative to the bottom member. A locking mechanism which has a locking pin coupled to the bottom member secures the top member in one or more stationary positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Denise Podlin, Frans Passage, Leo Passage
  • Publication number: 20150115650
    Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, a cup holder includes a support, an adjustable arm connected to the support, and a base connected to the support and spaced apart from the adjustable arm, the base being pivotal about the support in a first direction and being translatable to the adjustable arm in a second direction different from the first direction. The support may include a first member and a second member separable from the first member, the first member being connected to the adjustable arm and the second member being connected to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Kadin Zhang, Lisa Lv
  • Publication number: 20150108301
    Abstract: An instrument mounting apparatus having a flexible vertical strap, a magnet attached near the top of the vertical strap, wherein the magnet is operable to couple the strap to an external member, and the strap is operable to be attached to an instrument near the bottom of the strap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Raymond Steven Troy, Daniel Shane Vande Voorde, Clinton Farrell Matthews
  • Patent number: 8978739
    Abstract: A heat dissipating device for dissipating heat from a heat radiation element includes a base, a fixing frame, a fan, and a securing arm. The fixing frame is fixedly attached to the base, and the fixing frame has two coaxially aligned receiving holes defined therein. The fan includes two coaxially aligned shafts. The aligned shafts are fittingly received in the respective receiving holes, such that the fan is detachably attached to the fixing frame and rotatable about the aligned shafts. The securing arm is rotatably attached to the base, and the securing arm is configured for holding the fan against the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chin-Ming Chang
  • Publication number: 20140265193
    Abstract: A support comprises a device mount adapted to be connected to a user device such as a monitor. The device mount is supported on a first pivot for rotational motion about a first axis of rotation. A slide assembly comprises a carriage where the carriage is mounted for translational movement and supports the first pivot such that the first axis of rotation may be moved transversely. The support may be mounted on a technology cart comprising an upright supported on wheels where the upright supports a movable work platform. The support may be located in front of and closely adjacent to the upright where the movement of the pivot allows the user device to be rotated without interference from the upright.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventor: Jeffrey P. Stark
  • Publication number: 20140247612
    Abstract: Disclosed is a video display module support system containing an attachment plate formed with a first and a second video support member. The attachment plate includes a horizontal attachment assembly and a vertical attachment assembly. The horizontal attachment assembly includes a fixed, video support member attachment portion and a pivotable, member body pivotally attached to the first attachment portion. The pivot member body including a video support member mount having a latch pivotable between open and closed positions. The vertical attachment assembly includes a mounting arm ratchet assembly and a mounting arm movable between a first position secured by a mounting arm ratchet and a second position unsecured by a mounting arm ratchet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: REVOLUTION DISPLAY, INC.
    Inventor: Jeremy Hochman
  • Patent number: 8701953
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic flight bag mounting system a cockpit mounting member coupled to an electronic flight bag mounting member. The cockpit mounting member is configured to mount to a cockpit of an aircraft, while the electronic flight bag mounting member is configured to be coupled to an electronic flight bag. The electronic flight bag mounting member is movable from a deployed position in which a display of the electronic flight bag faces a cockpit seat configured in the cockpit to a storage position in which the electronic flight bag faces away from the cockpit seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Jayson K. Bopp, Sarah L. Palmer
  • Publication number: 20140103181
    Abstract: A system and method for universally mounting a user's imaging solution(s). The universal mounting solution (sometimes referred to herein as the Velocity Clip) is a universal video mounting system for smartphones and digital cameras with video capabilities that turns them into a point of view camera. The Velocity Clip allows the user to attach their smartphone video device securely to their head, chest, or any hard or mobile surface with a gear mount by using a versatile mounting system (e.g., a set of straps or the like).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: SD & KEPHART LLC
    Inventors: Swen Duerigen, David Kephart
  • Patent number: 8665584
    Abstract: A tablet holder including a frame configured to hold a tablet. A barrel is defined in the frame and opens through one side of the frame. A mounting post is pivotally and retractably received within the barrel, and a locking mechanism is provided for locking the mounting post against relative movement. A tablet stowage system includes a tablet holder, a container for stowing a plurality of tablet holders, and a galley cart for stowing the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: BE Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventor: Tracy N. Pence
  • Patent number: 8628052
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a display apparatus having a display body, comprising: a connecting member combined with the display body at an upper end part thereof and having a swivel part at a lower end part thereof; and a base having a swivel supporter where the swivel part is inserted and supporting the swivel part to be rotatable. Thus, the present invention provides a display apparatus which is swiveled stably and smoothly with a slim structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: SAMSUNG Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung-kyun Lee, Young-bok Kim
  • Publication number: 20130327912
    Abstract: A speaker mounting apparatus for mounting a mounting part includes: a support member to be fixed to the speaker unit; a fixing plate to be fixed to the mounting part; and a positioning mechanism including an externally toothed engagement member provided on the support member and an internally toothed engagement member provided on the fixing plate. The externally toothed engagement member is brought into the internally toothed engagement member by the dead weight of the support member or the speaker unit fixed to the support member. Thus, movement of the support member relative to the fixing plate is prevented so that the support member is positioned in a peripheral direction (rotational direction) relative to the fixing plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: Masao YOSHIDA, Kazuya ATSUMI
  • Publication number: 20130314890
    Abstract: A display mount assembly, including a supporting member that engages to an environmental structure at a first end, a display interface coupled to a flat panel display device and a supporting member interface between the supporting member and the display interface. The supporting member interface includes an arcuate guide structure and a follower received therein. The arcuate guide structure subtends a first arcuate length, the ends of which limit arcuate travel of the follower. The follower structure defines a portion of the arcuate channel subtending a second arcuate length such that a difference between the first arcuate length and the second arcuate length is greater than or equal to about fifty degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: MILESTONE AV TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventor: Paul Smith
  • Publication number: 20130306820
    Abstract: A support apparatus includes an arm assembly attached to a support assembly such that the arm assembly is positionable adjacent to an article of furniture such as a desk or work surface. A mounting device is attached to the arm assembly that is sized and configured to retain a display device. A vertically adjustable attachment mechanism attaches a first end of the counterbalance mechanism to the arm assembly or support assembly. The vertically adjustable attachment mechanism is sized and configured such that a vertical position of the first end of the counterbalance mechanism is adjustable via movement of at least one component of the vertically adjustable attachment mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: Knoll, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Sapper, Ronald Snyder
  • Patent number: 8517155
    Abstract: A mobile base for a luggage case includes a base and two supports. The base includes two aligned sleeves. Each of the sleeves has an inner threaded hole at a central portion thereof. The two supports are movably connected to the sleeves. Each of the supports has a cylinder and an outer threaded section. The outer threaded section is adapted to engage with the inner threaded hole. Thereby, the mobile base of the present invention is suitable for various luggage cases, providing an easy and convenient adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Inventor: Joy Tong
  • Patent number: 8517323
    Abstract: Lid holder apparatus including a lid holder body is attached to the bottom horizontal surface of a cabinet and is pivotally movable between a position in which the lid holder body is completely under the cabinet and a position wherein the lid holder body extends from the cabinet and is utilized to hold a lid upside down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Inventor: Leroy Gregory
  • Publication number: 20130206932
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for securely storing a musical instrument. A support member supports the musical instrument at first portion of the musical instrument, the first portion is proximal to a base of the musical instrument. A grip member secures the musical instrument at a second portion of the musical instrument, the second portion is distal from the base of the musical instrument, the securing comprises the grip member changing from an opened position to a closed position in response to the musical instrument being placed onto the support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Inventor: Richard Allan Henry
  • Patent number: 8490935
    Abstract: Some embodiments generally relate to a hook assembly, including a pivotable hook body adapted to rotate about a pivot axis running in a generally vertical direction. According to some embodiments, the hook assembly can further include at least one hook portion including a generally vertical recess defined by a portion of the top side of the hook body extending downwardly toward a bottom side. The assembly can further include a pivot member for pivoting the pivotable hook body about the pivot axis; and a frame member adapted to receive the pivotable hook body in a stowed configuration or one or more deployed configurations. Furthermore, frame member is adapted to fix the hook body in a pivotal relation about the pivot axis and can include an indexing opening or seat for defining one or more indexed orientations such as a stowed orientation or a deployed orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ronald W. Myers, John Barlow, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20130153727
    Abstract: A novel infinite axial adjustment mount is provided for mounting an object, such as a tool, to a surface, so that the angle, direction and orientation of the object may be adjusted and secured into a desired position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Inventors: Brian Keith ELLIS, Roger Blaine TRIVETTE
  • Patent number: 8459601
    Abstract: A trophy mount for displaying the skull and horn or antler of game animals comprising; a base with one or more holes in the base for attaching the base to a vertical surface, a wing that attaches to the base by means of an upper and lower hinge socket on the base that are able to receive an upper and lower wing joint from the wing with the sockets and joints sized to allow the wing to pivot with respect to the base which is secured to the vertical surface, a bracket that has one or more adjustment holes and a pivot hole, means for securing the bracket to the wing such that the bracket can be positioned at various angles with respect to the base, a center prong on the bracket that is sized to fit within a Foramen magnum of a vertebrate game animal, and a right and left side arm that are spaced, sized and positioned below and slightly in front of the center prong such that the right and left side arms fit into the condyloid fossa of a game animal's skull.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Inventor: Robert Jensen Shaw
  • Patent number: 8418974
    Abstract: A mounting assembly for mounting a piece of equipment, such as a power distribution unit to a rack. The mounting assembly includes a mounting bracket attached to the rack, a mounting plate attached to the equipment and a hinge assembly connecting the mounting plate to the first end of the mounting bracket while an attachment mechanism connects the mounting plate to the mounting bracket. A method of accessing the interior of the rack is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Chris F Felcman, Gary S. Landrum, Brandon W Fears, Wolfram A Rudiger
  • Publication number: 20130056601
    Abstract: An adjustment mechanism for use in a mounting system comprising a first mounting portion configured to operatively connect to the audio/visual device and a second mounting portion configured to attach to the first mounting portion and to a mounting surface. The adjustment mechanism operatively connects the first mounting portion to the second mounting portion. The adjustment mechanism includes a housing with a bore formed therein, a clutch positioned within the housing, and a rotatable shaft positioned within the housing and being operatively connected to the first mounting portion. The shaft is configured to rotate within the bore relative to the housing. The shaft is rotatable within the bore in a first rotational direction through the clutch with a first torque, and the shaft is also rotatable within the bore in a second rotational direction through the clutch with a second torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: James M. Stemple, Grant Wylie