Patent ID: 6382488
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
A holding base system for attachment of articles to surfaces found on vehicles comprisinga base holding unit including a platform and an exteriorly splined shaft projecting from said platform, said platform and said splined shaft having a hole formed therethrough; an article holder including a socket with an interiorly splined wall fitting over and cooperating with said exteriorly splined shaft and article securement means projecting from said socket, said article holder having a hole therethrough and said hole being centered within said wall; means including interlocking of said exteriorly splined shaft and said interiorly splined wall to secure said article holder to said base holding unit in a rotational orientation determined by the aligned relationship of said interiorly splined wall with the exteriorly splined shaft and with said hole through said platform and said splined shaft aligned with the hole through said socket means to secure said article holder to said base holding unit irrespective of the rotational relationship of the exteriorly splined shaft and the interiorly splined wall, whereby said article holder and base holding unit are secured against separating movement with respect to one another.