Patent ID: 8141839
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: A63B,B63B,E04H,G09F

Abstract:
1. A mounting device for a pole comprising: a holder portion having an open first end, a spaced, open second end, an interior surface and an exterior surface, said interior surface being shaped at said first end to define a pole cavity sized to receive an end of said pole, said interior surface of said holder portion being shaped to define a ball socket spaced in from said second end of said holder portion, a support portion having an elongated rod with a first end and a spaced second end, and a ball on said first end of said rod, said ball being sized to fit into said ball socket to form a ball joint with said ball socket with said rod extending transverse to said holder portion and said holder portion being rotatable relative to said rod about a first axis and about a second axis transverse to said first axis, and means, connected to said second end of said rod, for removably attaching said support portion to a structure, whereby said pole is positioned by rotation of said holder portion about said first and second axes.