Patent ID: 9728170
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: F16B,F16C,F16M,G10G

Claim:
1. A mounting system for pivotal coupling of a tuner to an instrument, comprising: said tuner; a ball element outwardly extending from said tuner along a longitudinal axis of said tuner; a rod which couples said ball element to said tuner in spaced apart relation; a socket element and a mount formed as a one-piece construct; wherein said mount comprises opposing front and back faces; wherein said socket element outwardly extends from said front face of said mount; a socket defined by said socket element; a first slot disposed in said socket element to provide a pivot plane along a longitudinal axis of said mount, said first slot communicating with said socket; wherein upon reception of said ball element within said socket, said tuner is able to pivot to a first end position in which said rod passes through said first slot to allow said tuner to overlay said front face of said mount.