Patent ID: 7607854

Claim:
A variable angle standoff for securing an object, such as a panel, to a structure in a manner that accommodates dimensional variation in the object and in a manner that avoids causing potentially destructive stress to the object, comprising: a standoff barrel; a first bearing interface for rotatably securing a first side of an object; a second bearing interface for rotatably securing a second side of the object; and a threaded fastener configured to thread through the first bearing interface, the first and second sides of the object, the second bearing interface, and into the standoff barrel, such that the object can be adjustably positioned along a length of the fastener; wherein: the standoff barrel further comprises one or more barrel interfaces for mounting the standoff barrel directly to a support structure; the one or more barrel interfaces comprise an interface for mounting a threaded member directly to the support structure; and the one or more barrel interfaces comprise a tapped recess that extends throughout the standoff barrel, such that the standoff barrel receives the threaded fastener into the tapped recess on one end of the standoff barrel, and such that the standoff barrel receives the threaded member for mounting to the support structure on an opposing end of the tapped recess.