Patent ID: 9611881
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: A45F,B62J,F16B,F16M,G06F,Y10T

Claim:
1. A mount assembly for releasably receiving a mounting cleat, the mount assembly comprising: a top housing rotatably connected to a bottom housing, the top and bottom housings together defining a housing volume; a recess disposed in a top surface of the top housing, the recess having at least one corner and being configured to receive the mounting cleat, the mounting cleat also having at least one corner for engaging the corner of the recess; a center torsion spring disposed within the housing volume, the center torsion spring comprising a first end and a second end, the first end of the center torsion spring being connected to the bottom housing, and the second end of the center torsion spring being connected to the top housing, wherein the top housing is rotatable between an unrotated position and a rotated position relative to the bottom housing, wherein, when the top housing is in the rotated position, the center torsion spring exerts a force upon the top housing, the force urging the top housing to return to the unrotated position relative to the bottom housing; and a first clasp mechanism and a second clasp mechanism both at least partially disposed within the housing volume, wherein the first clasp mechanism opposes the second clasp mechanism, wherein the first and second clasp mechanisms each extend toward a center of the recess when the top housing is in the unrotated position to retain the mounting cleat in the recess, wherein the first and second clasp mechanisms each retract away from the center of the recess to release the mounting cleat from the recess when the top housing is rotated relative to the bottom housing; wherein the first and second clasp mechanism are configured to be forced away from the center of the recess by the mounting cleat to releasably receive the mounting cleat in the recess and wherein the first and second clasp mechanisms are further configured to release the retained mounting cleat when the retained mounting cleat is rotated relative to the mount assembly.