Patent ID: 6588719
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: B64D,F16C,F16M,Y10S

Abstract:
A mounting and support bracket for a piece of electronic equipment comprising:a base adapted to be fixed to an exterior structure, said base having a socket; a mounting plate adapted to be attached to a piece of electronic equipment; a bifurcated ball unit having a ball from which extends a pair of legs which are separated by a gap, a fulcrum mounted to said ball unit and located within said gap, each said leg having a through hole that are in alignment, said fulcrum being located spaced from said through holes and spaced from said ball, a female threaded collar mounted on said mounting plate; and an actuator rod assembly which has an actuator which is threadably connected to said female threaded collar, said actuator passing through said through holes in a loose fitting arrangement, turning of said actuator in one direction results in moving of said pair of legs closer together and pressing of said legs against said collar which will fix said mounting plate relative to said bifurcated ball unit and also fix said ball relative to said base whereby said mounting plate will be prevented from three hundred and sixty degree movement relative to said base and also pivoting of said mounting plate about a pivot axis relative to said bifurcated ball unit.