Device-to-mount rotational coupling mechanism
US11608929B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 12, 2020 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16M2200/028
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
This disclosure describes a rotational coupling mechanism for releasably coupling a device to a mounting platform. In one example, a user may nest a device within the mounting platform and perform a single rotation of the nested device to toggle between a locked position and an unlocked position. The user may continue the single rotation of the nested device, in the same clockwise or anticlockwise direction, to toggle the device from the unlocked position and back to the locked position. In a locked position, the device is restricted from translation relative to the mounting platform, however, the device may continue to rotate in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction to toggle between a locked and unlocked position. In an unlocked position, the device may disengage freely from the mounting platform and is thus subsequently free to move in any translational direction or about any rotational axis.
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