Mount system for handheld electrical device

US8490937B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SECO Manufacturing Company, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Stephen B. Crain · Cape Girardeau, US
• Ralph C. Mize · Jonesboro, US
• Christopher T. Moore · Troutville, US
• Jerry L. Williamson · Olmsted, US
• Brandon T. Spitzmiller · Cape Girardeau, US
• Larry W. Essex · Villa Ridge, US
• Clinton J. Mize · Jonesboro, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 15, 2005
• Grant date: Jul 23, 2013
• Expiry date: Feb 1, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16M2200/027
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A cradle for a handheld electrical device comprises a base constructed to support the device such that the device can be freely placed on and removed from the base. At least one arm is operatively connected to the base for movement relative to the base and the device. An actuator moves the arm between a release position wherein the arm is spaced from the device, allowing the device to be freely removed from and placed on the base, and a hold position wherein the arm engages and holds the device in the cradle. The cradle is adapted for attachment to an object in a first orientation on a right-hand side of the object and in a second orientation on a left-hand side of the object. The cradle is arranged to hold the device in an upright position in both orientations.